Belgium makes kids text while driving to learn its dangers

smash

Well this is a new approach

We all know about the dangers of texting while driving, but most young drivers still think they can get away with it. In Belgium, a safety group called Responsible Young Drivers decided to drive the danger home, by asking them to send texts while taking their driving test.
Before the test, the examiner shows them an official looking letter, which says that a new government directive asks them to show that they can use a phone safely while driving. That sounds pretty unlikely given the push to ban all handheld devices in cars, but the kids buy into the official looking rule change.

The drivers quickly learn that trying to drive while operating a phone really doesn't work, and start freaking out as plenty of safety cones get smushed. One even says he'll quit driving if a law allowing texting while driving passes.

I think this is a pretty cool approach, because it demonstrates to the kids how hard it is while still inside the relative safety of the testing center. The only problem is now that the ruse has been revealed, it's going to be hard to pull the same trick again.

Source: http://dvice.com/archives/2012/05/belgium-makes-k.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbjSWDwJILs

Damokc

Christ thats bad acting....by all over them.:rolleyes:

Alkers

They are using nearly all of their attention to send the text. Can't they text without looking at the screen. I seriously doubt many people drive and text to that extent.

carbon nanotube

smash wrote: »

Well this is a new approach


Source: http://dvice.com/archives/2012/05/belgium-makes-k.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbjSWDwJILs

since android and touch screen phones came out texting is a thing of the past...

unless you are incredible gifted..:eek:

danwhite88

carbon nanotube wrote: »

since android and touch screen phones came out texting is a thing of the past...

unless you are incredible gifted..:eek:

My phone is gifted. Speech to text is the way forward.

carbon nanotube

i think my one x can do that but if i had to do anything important regarding calls or texting i would pull over

speech to text, meh.

facial recognition to unlock phones...meh

Alkers

carbon nanotube wrote: »

since android and touch screen phones came out texting is a thing of the past...

unless you are incredible gifted..:eek:

You can change the setting so the old style keypad comes up on screen instead of the qwerty layout and off you go.

B11gt00e

Not sure if this has been posted before. It comes from a Belgian WebSite for responsible young drivers.

An example of well applied reverse psychology by the authorities!

Our man in Havana

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