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Teenagers text...a lot.
Take the pledge and spread the word to never text and drive.

       
        FACT:    97% of teens say texting while driving is dangerous BUT 43% of teens admit to texting while driving.*
        FACT:    Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be in a crash.**
        FACT:    77% of teens have seen their parents text and drive. 75% say it is "common" among their friends.*
 

Discovery Education has partnered with AT&T to promote "It Can Wait" - an educational campaign designed to drive awareness about the hazards and consequences of texting while driving. Join the movement to make texting and driving as socially unacceptable as drinking and driving. No text is worth dying for.
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The Last Text  documentary features real stories about the risks of texting while driving.



Click here to download this video to your desktop.
 


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*  AT&T Wireless Survey:  http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/txting_driving/att_teen_survey_executive.pdf
** National Safety Council:  www.nsc.org
+  Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Research:www.vtti.vt.edu
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