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Stopping Distracted Driving with Cutting Edge Tech

This is about distracted driving and the efforts of AT&T to stop it through cutting edge virtual reality

Recent studies find it takes up to 27 seconds for a driver to regain full attention after using a smartphone or other device. When seconds matter, it’s a scary statistic.

That’s why AT&T is continuing its successful national ‘It Can Wait’ program. Today students and adults were shown the effects of distracted driving through cutting edge virtual reality technology at Langley High School in Fairfax County.

The VR simulator gives a safe perspective of what happens when someone behind the wheel decides to text friends or post to social media.

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What better time than now for you to take the pledge and join the estimated 19 million people who have promised not to drive distracted.

There is research suggesting ‘It Can Wait’ has made a dent in reducing car crashes, so maybe it’s your turn to join the masses and make the roads that much safer.

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For more information, go to https://www.itcanwait.com/ today!

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