(NIAGARA, WI.)–Teens Urged to Take Pledge to Keep Eyes on the Road and Not on Their Phones. Nearly 230- students from Niagara High School and Junior High School will learn about the dangers of smartphone activities while driving and be encouraged to sign a pledge to keep their eyes on the road and not on their phones during a presentation on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. The School District of Niagara is teaming up with AT&T, AAA and the Wisconsin State Patrol as part of the It Can Wait® campaign to remind students that smartphone activity should wait until after driving. The event will feature AAA’s distracted driving simulator, which allows students to experience the dangers of smartphone activities behind the wheel. Teens will also watch a powerful documentary produced by AT&T called “The Last Text” that shares real stories about lives altered or ended by someone’s decision to text and drive. Research shows that while 95% of drivers disapprove of distracted driving, 71% still engage in smartphone activities while driving. The assembly is part of a series of high school events that AT&T, AAA and the Wisconsin State Patrol are holding this school year to drive home the dangers of distracted driving.
Who: Nearly 230 Niagara students
Nathaniel Burklund, District Administrator, School District of Niagara
Robyn Gruner, AT&T Wisconsin
Sgt. Andrew Hyer, Wisconsin State Patrol
Nick Jarmusz, AAA Wisconsin
State Representative Jeffrey Mursau
What: Event to highlight dangers of distracted driving
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 9:00
(Aaron Harper,WJNR,WOBE,WHTO)
aaronharper22@gmail.com