A HUGE Wake Up Call!

Did you know that texting while driving is equal to driving drunk?  This was a shocking new piece of information I heard on part of the Oprah show I saw while working out this week.

I realize many teens don’t watch Oprah, but I would encourage you to take one minute and check out her new NO PHONE ZONE pledge and help save lives!  6000 people die every year because of distracted drivers, and nearly 500,000 people are injured!!!   This was a BIG Wake Up call to me.  Oprah shared heart wrenching stories of people who lost loved ones because of texting or talking on cellphones.  One little girl, about the same age as my son, was killed about 15 pedals from her home as she was riding her bike.  These accidents are preventable if we would put our cell phones down!

A recent survey found 71 percent of drivers 18 to 49 admitted to text or talk on the phone when they were driving.  I know I had been part of that group.  Please take a minute and check out the story about distracted driving and help save a life by signing the pledge!!!