BLANCHARDVILLE - As Wisconsin marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, over 175 students from Pecatonica Middle School and High School learned about the dangers of texting and driving on Thursday, April 17.
Pecatonica teamed up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and State Rep. Howard Marklein as part of the "It Can Wait" movement to remind students that text messages can - and should - wait until after driving. Students were urged to take the pledge to never text behind the wheel at www.ItCanWait.com.
The assembly was part of a series of high school events AT&T, AAA and the Wisconsin State Patrol are holding this school year to drive home the dangers of texting behind the wheel. Students were given the chance to experience firsthand the dangers in a safe setting through AAA's distracted driving simulator.
Students were also shown a 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.
Wisconsin marked the third anniversary of its no-texting-while-driving ban on Dec. 1. For more information on the It Can Wait campaign, visit ItCanWait.com.
Pecatonica teamed up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and State Rep. Howard Marklein as part of the "It Can Wait" movement to remind students that text messages can - and should - wait until after driving. Students were urged to take the pledge to never text behind the wheel at www.ItCanWait.com.
The assembly was part of a series of high school events AT&T, AAA and the Wisconsin State Patrol are holding this school year to drive home the dangers of texting behind the wheel. Students were given the chance to experience firsthand the dangers in a safe setting through AAA's distracted driving simulator.
Students were also shown a 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.
Wisconsin marked the third anniversary of its no-texting-while-driving ban on Dec. 1. For more information on the It Can Wait campaign, visit ItCanWait.com.
