AT&T "IT CAN WAIT" Virtual Reality Experience Stops In Waldorf, Saturday 8/12 and Mt. Vernon, Sunday 8/13

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 Waldorf AT&T Store, Saturday August 12th and the Mt. Vernon AT&T Store, Sunday August 13th. This stop is among 300 taking place nationwide this year.

What: AT&T It Can Wait Virtual Reality Experience

When: Saturday, August 12th (Waldorf) from 12-4 p.m.

Sunday, August 13th (Mt. Vernon) from 12-4 p.m.

Where: AT&T Store - Waldorf, 3650 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD 20603

AT&T Store – Mt. Vernon, 7702-G Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

The company’s unique virtual reality experience will be on site from 12-4pm, 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.

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 around 19 million pledges to not drive distracted

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