{"id":3043,"date":"2013-05-28T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T21:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2013-05-28T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T21:48:31","slug":"texting-and-driving-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/28\/texting-and-driving-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Texting and Driving Dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read an article that stated that \u201ctexting is now the leading cause of death for teen drivers.\u201d The article was based on a study done for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study contains data that supports that texting while driving has become an even greater hazard for teenagers than drinking and driving.<br \/>\nMinnesota law prohibits operating a motor vehicle while \u201cusing a wireless communications device to compose, read or send an electronic message while the car is in motion or a part of traffic.\u201d A violation is a misdemeanor crime. This law applies to juveniles as well as adults. Minnesota law also prohibits any driver under age 18 to use a phone for any purpose while driving.<br \/>\nThe days between Memorial and Labor Days have been called the \u201c100 deadliest days for teenage drivers.\u201d A coalition of our country\u2019s largest wireless carriers have joined in a national advertising campaign to discourage mobile users from texting while driving during these upcoming 100 days. AT&amp;T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are all joining this campaign which they call \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d<br \/>\nHere is AT&amp;T&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Text While Driving Documentary:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dht-Vy25jPs?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nLet\u2019s all pause and join them in reminding our teenage drivers that \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d<br \/>\nYou can also find out more information about the dangers of texting and driving on Verizon&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/aboutus\/commitment\/safety-security\/dont-text-and-drive.html\/\"target=\"_blank\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s up to Me&#8221; <\/a> commitment to keeping our roads safe.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read an article that stated that \u201ctexting is now the leading cause of death for teen drivers.\u201d The article was based on a study done for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study contains data that supports that texting while driving has become an even greater hazard for teenagers than drinking and driving. Minnesota law prohibits operating a motor vehicle while \u201cusing a wireless communications device to compose, read or send an electronic message while the car is in motion or a part of traffic.\u201d A violation is a misdemeanor crime. This law applies to juveniles as well as adults. Minnesota law also prohibits any driver under age 18 to use a phone for any purpose while driving. The days between Memorial and Labor Days have been called the \u201c100 deadliest days for teenage drivers.\u201d A coalition of our country\u2019s largest wireless carriers have joined in a national advertising campaign to discourage mobile users from texting while driving during these upcoming 100 days. AT&amp;T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are all joining this campaign which they call \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d Here is AT&amp;T&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Text While Driving Documentary: Let\u2019s all pause and join them in reminding our teenage drivers that \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d You can also find out more information&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,20],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texting and Driving Dangers - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/28\/texting-and-driving-dangers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texting and Driving Dangers - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I recently read an article that stated that \u201ctexting is now the leading cause of death for teen drivers.\u201d The article was based on a study done for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 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AT&amp;T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are all joining this campaign which they call \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d Here is AT&amp;T&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Text While Driving Documentary: Let\u2019s all pause and join them in reminding our teenage drivers that \u201cIt Can Wait.\u201d You can also find out more information...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/28\/texting-and-driving-dangers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-05-28T21:48:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jon P. Erickson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jon P. 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