: AT&T’s It Can Wait Virtual Reality Simulator in Chinatown and Pentagon City this Weekend

As part of a nationwide tour to remind drivers to keep their eyes on the road, not on their phones, AT&T’s 2017 IT CAN WAIT tour will stop at the Chinatown AT&T Store on Saturday, August 19 and the Pentagon City AT&T Store on Sunday, August 20. These stops are among 300 taking place nationwide this year.

The company’s unique virtual reality experience will be on both sites from 12-4 p.m. allowing individuals to safely experience what can happen when they take their eyes off the road to look at their phones. AT&T uses events like this to help drive home the dangers of using a smartphone while driving.

What: AT&T It Can Wait Virtual Reality Experience

When: Saturday, August 19 (Chinatown) and Sunday, August 20 (Pentagon City) from 12-4 p.m.

Where: Chinatown AT&T Store- 785 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20001

Pentagon City AT&T Store- 1100 South Hayes St Arlington, Virginia 22202

IT CAN WAIT is a national movement urging drivers to keep their eyes on the road, not on their phones because distracted driving is never OK. The campaign began with a focus on not texting and driving, but it has now expanded to the broader dangers of smartphone use behind the wheel.

Since its launch in 2010, the campaign has:

• Identified that 95% of drivers disapprove of distracted driving, yet 71% engage in smartphone activities while driving

• Found that nearly 4 in 10 people social network while driving and 49% of commuters text while driving
• Worked with departments of transportation on research that suggests a correlation between IT CAN WAIT campaign activities and a reduction in crashes
• Inspired more than 19 million pledges to not drive distracted

Come experience the virtual reality with IT CAN WAIT and remember, distracted driving is never OK.