SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Ricky McAllaster Foundation in partnership with our Corporate Sponsor - Elba Liquefaction Company, a joint venture of Kinder Morgan & Shell is offering a drunk and distracted driving education program. The Arrive Alive Tour® from UNITE visited Island's High School on Friday.
UNITE's Arrive Alive Tour® program uses a high-tech simulator, impact video, and a number of other resources to educate the public about the dangers of drunk driving and texting while driving. The simulator allows students to experience the potential consequences of drunk and distracted driving in a controlled environment.
"We all know teenagers, you can tell them, you can nag them. but once they experience it first hand it is much bigger impact," said principle Kerry Coursey.
One of the most commonly recognized driving distractions is cell phone use. About 89 percent of all Americans have a cell phone, according to CTIA - The Wireless Association. Drivers under 20-years-old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their lack of driving experience can contribute to critical misjudgments if they become distracted. Not surprisingly, they text more than any other age group, and the number of young drivers who text is only increasing.
One by one, students got to get into the simulator and see what it is like to drive impaired.
"That thing is pretty realistic because if I was snap chatting while driving I would have for sure done the same thing," said IHS freshman, Justin Richards.
"It is kind of scary because if I actually was put in that situation and that actually happened it would affect others around me," said freshman, Quillian Beggs.
UNITE brings health and wellness programs to high school and college campuses across the nation. Its programs are designed to heighten awareness to the dangers and consequences of drunk and distracted driving. These follow-up programs have a powerful impact on students to reinforce the subjects that schools and parents teach them daily.
UNITE's Arrive Alive Tour® program uses a high-tech simulator, impact video, and a number of other resources to educate the public about the dangers of drunk driving and texting while driving. The simulator allows students to experience the potential consequences of drunk and distracted driving in a controlled environment.
"We all know teenagers, you can tell them, you can nag them. but once they experience it first hand it is much bigger impact," said principle Kerry Coursey.
One of the most commonly recognized driving distractions is cell phone use. About 89 percent of all Americans have a cell phone, according to CTIA - The Wireless Association. Drivers under 20-years-old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their lack of driving experience can contribute to critical misjudgments if they become distracted. Not surprisingly, they text more than any other age group, and the number of young drivers who text is only increasing.
One by one, students got to get into the simulator and see what it is like to drive impaired.
"That thing is pretty realistic because if I was snap chatting while driving I would have for sure done the same thing," said IHS freshman, Justin Richards.
"It is kind of scary because if I actually was put in that situation and that actually happened it would affect others around me," said freshman, Quillian Beggs.
UNITE brings health and wellness programs to high school and college campuses across the nation. Its programs are designed to heighten awareness to the dangers and consequences of drunk and distracted driving. These follow-up programs have a powerful impact on students to reinforce the subjects that schools and parents teach them daily.
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