Driving distracted has been becoming a growing problem with the advances of technology. There are many people who believe that creating more laws will prevent people from looking at their phones while driving. What they are not realizing is by educating teenagers …show more content…
One way this can be achieved is getting phone companies involved. To really give an impact on teenagers and adults, phone companies, such as Verizon, AT&T, and others, will have to be involved in the making of commercials or teachings (Griffith). Seeing phone companies against this issue, people will realize it needs to be stopped. One phone company has already become involved. AT&T is big in to distracted driving. In their It Can Wait campaign, they show many videos of people getting into accidents. Many people begin to realize that could be them. AT&T also goes around the country showing high school teenagers their distracted driving simulator. This simulator shows just how fast things can go wrong. After the showing of the simulator, “86% of participants said they would never text and drive.” (Wallace). Their campaign has really made an impact on both students and adults. If more phone companies become involved, it could make an even bigger