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AT&T CHALLENGES LOCAL TEENS TO JOIN
IT CAN WAIT MOVEMENT TO HALT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

AT&T Simulator Event at Stevenson High School Encourages Students and
Faculty to Pledge Not to Text and Drive

STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH., MAY 14, 2014 Representatives from Stevenson High School
and the Macomb County Sheriffs Department will join AT&T today to address a dangerous
practice that puts millions of Americans at risk: texting while driving.

To drive home the message and make our roads and highways safer, AT&T will bring a virtual
reality simulator to Stevenson, allowing students and faculty to experience firsthand the dangers
of texting and driving. As the driver navigates the course, they must adhere to common driving
laws, such as speed and traffic lights all while trying to respond to text messages. The May 19
event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during lunch hours at the high school, 39701
Dodge Park Road in Sterling Heights.

Texting while driving, which is prohibited in Michigan, is involved in more than 200,000 vehicle
crashes each year across our country, often causing injuries and deaths," said Det. Lt. Kevin
Reese, of the Sterling Heights Police Department. "Weve joined the It Can Wait movement to
help spread the message that no text is worth dying for.
It Can Wait is a national movement tapping into the power of social media and personal
networks to make texting and driving as unacceptable as drinking and driving. It urges drivers
to visit www.ItCanWait.com, where they can pledge not to text and drive, and share their pledge
with others via Twitter (#ItCanWait) and Facebook. It also offers a host of educational
resources and information on the issue including a documentary featuring families impacted
by texting and driving crashes.

Research shows that speaking up against texting while driving works. A ConnectSafely.org
survey sponsored by AT&T found that:

78% of teen drivers say they're likely not to text and drive if friends tell them it's wrong or
stupid.

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90% say they'd stop if a friend in the car asked them to.

93% would stop if a parent in the car asked them to.

For more information on the It Can Wait campaign, please visit: ItCanWait.com.
National SafetyCouncil www.nsc.org
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