Racing teen talks distracted driving
Posted Feb 5, 2015 7:00 am.
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An Alberta teen is teaching his peers about the consequences of distracted driving.
Parker Thompson, 16, a racing phenomenon from Red Deer, spoke to students about good behaviours behind the wheel.
Thompson tells City News, we live in a world of instant communication and many kids don’t take the time to text safely.
“They text in the car, while they’re driving, and when you’re doing 110 kilometres on our highways, it’s extremely dangerous,” he said. “In five seconds, you travel a football field, with your head down. It’s extremely dangerous, and that’s our aim, is to end that.”
It’s estimated distracted driving is responsible for 20-30 per cent of all crashes in the province.
