Text drive film to 'shock' pupils

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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 32,472 Send Message	Purple *^Sparkly^* Diamond	Report	17 Aug 2009 03:26
	Anything that makes young people think twice when they start driving, so they stay safe, is worthwhile. Hope it will work better than info about binge drinking tho, seems whatever is done the youngsters ignore the perils and care little about their future health or their well being. Lizx
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 852 Send Message	Brian(i)	Report	16 Aug 2009 09:10
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 852 Send Message	A shocking video has been made for pupils in an attempt to stop car crashes caused by the driver texting while driving. The short film, starring young actors from south Wales, shows a teenage girl killing four people after she uses her mobile phone to send a text. Gwent Police said it hoped the graphic video would be shown in schools around Wales and hopefully the rest of the UK. Research has shown texting while driving slows reaction time by 35%. The film by Peter Watkins-Hughes has also been posted on video sharing website You Tube. The video is long but worth it::- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8203120.stm Brian(i)