shannon2008
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/25/texting-while-driving-psa_n_268482.html
When I was in high school we had live reenactments in badly crashed vehicles. Not for texting but for drinking and driving.
Sometimes I think we have to be hyper-realistic like above mentioned entertainments in order to get a serious message to teens today. On the other hand, sometimes things like this go too far and the teens won't take it seriously. Trying to scare them can backfire.
This is a very graphic PSA, but in my opinion it is realistic. It is no worse than what some teens watch every day on TV/movies (like The Final Destination) or in video games.The more than 4-minute video, which shows a group of teenage girls getting into a head-on collision while the driver of the car text messages, has caused some strong reactions due to its graphic nature, with some people asking if it goes too far.
When I was in high school we had live reenactments in badly crashed vehicles. Not for texting but for drinking and driving.
Sometimes I think we have to be hyper-realistic like above mentioned entertainments in order to get a serious message to teens today. On the other hand, sometimes things like this go too far and the teens won't take it seriously. Trying to scare them can backfire.