In this brilliant, new ad from Volkswagon, a theater full of people learn the consequences of that quick glance down.
The minimum amount of time it takes to look down and quickly read a text is five seconds. FIVE. It sounds like nothing, right? But if you're driving at even a moderate 55 mph, in that five seconds you've driven the entire length of a football field with your eyes away from the road! And texting while you're driving makes you 23x more likely to crash!
As you may already know, Utah has banned all distracting mobile activities (think: searching the web, checking your status, even dialing). Robert Hull, the UDot director of traffic and safety said, "the ultimate responsible driving behavior is 100% focus on driving." At Ken Garff Volkwagon, we couldn't agree more! So remember to keep your eyes on the prize (and the road)!
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