Sandi Greene » Texting http://www.sandigreene.net Teacher and Author Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Teen Texting PSA Causes a Stir http://www.sandigreene.net/2009/08/26/teen-texting-psa-causes-a-stir/ http://www.sandigreene.net/2009/08/26/teen-texting-psa-causes-a-stir/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:00:17 +0000 Sandi Greene http://allaboutya.wordpress.com/?p=179 Sometimes I find interesting stories about teens that I like sharing, so I wanted to throw this one in.

A UK police department put out a graphic video that shows a teen texting and then causing a car accident which kills her friends. The video hit YouTube and has become a sensation with over a million views.

It is pretty graphic (thus causing the controversy), but many media outlets have experts saying that this is something we need to reach teens and stick these types of images in their heads. In a way I have to agree. I can still remember the drunk driving videos they showed us in high school and vowing never to drink and drive after viewing those. So if you have a teen or know a teen you might want them to see this.

YouTube video (I found several versions of it, here’s one):
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttNgZDZruI]

 MSN story and video link: 

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/32549978#32549978 

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