Washington Injury Law Blog

A recent video by a British police department is getting a huge amount of media coverage.  The police department put together an old school scare tactic driving video with all the blood and gore to scare teens straight about the dangers of text messaging while driving in an effort to stop texting caused car accidents.  Check it out:

The video is definitely a bit cheesy, but that scary stats about the dangers of teen texting while driving are not.  A recent study has indicated that teens are more dangerous when texting and driving than when drinking and driving.  It’s better to have a drunk teenager driving than a texting teenager, that’s scary!

As a Washington Car Accident Attorney I have seen the number of car accidents being caused by cell phone use sky rocket.  Whether you’re distracted by texting, emailing, or talking on your cell phone it all is dangerous to other drivers on the road around you.

Here’s a suggestion.  Turn off all audio chimes that let you know you have a new text, email or anything new on your cell phone.  Check your cell for new stuff on your timeline, not every time it chimes at you.  You’ll be surprised at how much less frequently you look at your cell and how much more productive you can be with your time.

Drive safe!

Max Meyers, Esq.