Presentation about the dangers of texting and driving.

1. Presented by the Text Xers
of Girl Scout Troop 1520

2.  Florida is one of very few states that have no
laws to prevent people from texting while
driving.
 70% of Florida voters think that there should be
a law against texting while driving.
Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Herald survey

3. To educate students and adults
about the dangers
of texting while driving.

5.  Distracted Driving is when you text, call
anyone, search the internet, or play a game
while driving.

6.  Distracted Driving slows your reaction time
as much as being drunk.
 Distracted Driving is the #1 killer of
American teens.
 About 15 people die everyday in the United
States in crashes with Distracted Driving.
 About 1,200 people are injured everyday in
the United States in crashes with Distracted
Driving
CDC; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; State Farm
Insurance Study; NHTSA Study; University of Utah.

7. ( Question: How often do you do you text and drive )
StatCrunch

9. We are on a mission to talk to as many people
as we can about the dangers of texting while
driving:
Schools
Youth groups
Public places (ex. library, mall)
Local media (ex. newspaper, TV)
State government

10.  Sign one of our
pledge forms
 Help us spread the
word

11. X the Text
for Less Wrecks!!!