Luckily, in the simulator truck, none of the accidents are real.
In the time it takes to check their cellphone while driving, the drivers could end up in an accident.
If you are traveling 55 miles per hour, that is the equivalent of travelling the length of a football field while blindfolded. The simulator is equipped with 12 simulator seats where participants sync their cellphone to the system and then begin driving in a video-game-like scenario on a screen in front of them.Įxperts suggest that it takes about five seconds for a driver to take their eyes away from the road to look at a text message. Those shocking numbers inspired two Tulsa business owners to create a texting and driving simulator truck that travels throughout the area providing community members the opportunity to experience first-hand the devastating effects that texting and driving can have. In 2011, about one in five auto accidents in which someone was injured involved a distracted driver. Texting and driving plays a large role in that statistic. The CDC reports that the number one killer of teens() is car crashes. Unfortunately, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), that is not the case. For many teenagers, the motto is us against the world, often believing that they are invincible and nothing can harm or stop them.