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The Distractology 101 Simulator is parked at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School this week.
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Thanks to Phil Richard Insurance and the Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation, students at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School get to experience the dangers of texting while driving this week, but without the very real physical danger.
On Monday, a 36-foot long neon yellow mobile classroom, which is traveling around New England, arrived at PVMHS. Juniors and seniors get to try out the Distractology 101 simulator designed to bring young drivers up to speed on the dangers of distracted driving.
The free 45-minute training session is sponsored by Phil Richard Insurance and runs through Friday. Class begins at 8 a.m. The simulator will also be available again at two school assemblies on Oct. 28 during Red Ribbon Week.
Erik Wood
11:29 pm on Thursday, October 6, 2011
I think this effort will help these young drivers get the message. It has to start with the end user, the driver...deciding not to partake in distracted driving and this will help drive that message home.
I also decided to do something about teen (and adult) distracted driving after my three year old daughter was nearly run down right in front of me by a texting driver. Instead of a shackle that locks down phones and alienates the user (especially teens) I built a tool for teens and their parents called OTTER that is a simple, GPS based, texting auto reply app for smartphones. It also silences call ringtones while driving unless you have a bluetooth enabled. I think if we can empower the individual then change will come to our highways now and not just our laws.
Erik Wood, owner
OTTER LLC
OTTER app