Manifesto - Texting While Driving

Thousands of people die every year in crashes related to distracted driving.

That's why cops are out looking for people who text while driving, and that's why they write tickets -- to save lives.

Remember, U Drive. U Text. U Pay.

[invaderaidyn]

I was in a car accident a month ago. My mom was driving us home from Starbucks, we were driving 60mph down the highway. My mom was attentive and driving safely. Unfortunately, three teenagers in a truck failed to yield to a stop sign, running right in front of us. We t-boned them, as we had absolutely no time to react. My mom slammed on her brakes as soon as she saw them pull in front of us. Us going 60mph on impact caused their truck to flip over into a ditch, and our car to spin out. The three teenagers survived with absolutely no injuries, while my mom had a concussion and I broke my spine. Paramedics told us that with how bad the impact was, they were surprised it didn't kill us. Teenagers should NEVER drive with more than one friend in the car, as it has been statistically proven that the more friends in a teenagers car, the more distracted they get. Those teenagers who failed to stop at a stop sign almost cost my mom and I's life, I'm even shocked that the teenagers weren't injured themselves despite their vehicle flipping over. It could've been much worse, and I'm glad nobody died- but we very easily could've died. The odds were not in our favor at all but we made it out alive.

[a.j.]

Her mom: It’s cause of that damn phone!

Me: *wait you’re actually right*

[pm]

This ad gets the message across really well. Had the policeman caught this girl texting and driving, it would have saved her life and many others.

[Leanne-offb]

I was involved in a texting and driving accident in (2018) on my way to work and I wasn’t even supposed to live. The doctors were going to pronounce me dead when I got to the hospital. I wasn’t to lucky, I fractured my shoulder blade, lower spine, pelvis in 3 places, left hip and my knee was mangled.
The women that hit me didn’t even check on me, didn’t come near me, didn’t hold my head up in the car. She was trying to drive off but she couldn’t because her car was all busted from the impact. She was only concerned about her car and continued to text message. She tried to get away in to blaming me for the accident and she wasn’t at all upset about what she did to me. The firefighters had to use the jaws of life to get me out of the car and I scared out of my mind to think what was going to happen next. I still have anger and hatred towards the women that hit me. If she had come up to check on me or at all concerned about me, I would of forgiven her for what she did. There’s no forgiveness for that.
I am still blessed to be alive and to tell my story to people. The aftermath of the accident for me is still there .
My left side is unbalanced, I will fall to the ground if I stand on my left side, the cold hurts, my left side is very week, I can’t lift over 36 pounds, I am very cluster phobic in tiny spaces, and my legs are clumsy. I have muscle and nerve damage due to the accident and I have frequent back aches.
I used to be very athletic and was going to return to ice skating but I can’t do any of that because of the accident. Please watch this and take the oath to never text and drive because that text isn’t worth it.

[d.pass]

That went from 0 to 100 way to fucking fast

[annelisewilliams]

I saw this ad when I was about 12 long before I could drive but this ad almost 8 years on scared me enough as a kid to not even so much as touch my phone while driving at almost 20. Guess the ad worked 😅

[shelbydonato]

exact same thing happened to me, just because you do and once and your comfortable and nothing happens, doesn’t mean nothing will!!

[RLKRAILTIES]

I was involved in an accident on May 29th I was looking up a the stats of a Ford F-150 on my phone when I crashed into a 2010 Chevy Equinox. I hit the car at 35-40 mph. There was a 1 year old child in the car. He was crying, the family sustained no injuries while my two legs were bruised. I was lucky to be alive as well as the family. From now onwards I will longer be driving the car while drive with a phone on hand.

[SAM-gyep]

I've got hit a few times by people texting and driving. Once or Twice when I was walking.
And once sitting at a Stop Light 🚦 by a young kid who forgot to look up.
And another time or two. But don't remember all the details any more. But still suffer from all the injuries.

[unicornman]

If you text while driving, one way or another, you will be stopped.
Pray it's by the cops.

[Jaydennn]

Would you rather lose a minute of your life or your life in a minute?

[Elaine-qclz]

Years ago, my mom was in a car crash when another driver slammed into her minivan when making a bad turn, I'm very my mom survived and she wasn't hurt

[aizikgiusti]

I was in a car accident but we weren’t on our phones I just mentioned a work place and the driver and me looked at it kinda dumb to be honest lol

[gbr]

This is what I do when the driver in front was texting. I start a road rage and if they deny they were texting, I hit them. Then I deny what I did

[ludicrousmodel]

People need to understand that a text is not worth your life or the lives of those around you, it's shameful how much wisdom people lack these days. I think they should suspend the license of anyone who drives.

[michaelwildt]

According to the data, texting and driving is equivalent to having 4 beers and then proceeding to drive

[ninjapirate]

Social media shouldn't have been made

[youfa]

I truly despise people looking at their phones while driving. I hate it so much, that I posted a video of my own. youfa episode 38. Please watch. This message needs to be louder and stronger. The calm, mild approach isn't working. Thank you for posting this video.

[phatphox]

Texting while driving, you'll be lucky if it's a cop that brings you to a stop.

[Sxcottie]

NGL this ad funny as hell when you see the long version