I had a press conference this morning at the Virginia State Capital dealing with teenage cell-phone use while driving.
A 16-year-old girl was there to share about a tragic experience. In 2005, this young woman was riding in a car with her best friend who was driving and talking to her boyfriend on her cell-phone. Because she was distracted by the call, she pulled out in front of a dump truck. The driver was killed in the accident and the girl who spoke today spent a whole year in the hospital recovering.
The purpose of the press conference was to gain support for a bill that is before the state legislature that would outlaw the use of cell phones by teenagers while driving.
I'm not sure what my opinion is on the bill, but I think that issues like this really make you think about the effects of your actions on other people. Sometimes things that we do so routinely and seem like such a part of our everyday lives can have very major impacts (negative and positive) on the people around us.
What seemingly insignificant decisions do we make everyday that have eternal implications?
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i think that there are already WAY too many distractions for teenagers AND adults when they drive...i think one less distraction would be good for everyone.
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