I watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition tonight and the team built a "green" home for a family that lost their daughter Alex to a fatal vehicle crash because she was texting and driving. I have to admit that I have attempted this myself but after seeing this episode, I have signed the pledge to not text and drive. I love their motto of live now text later. During the episode, the crowd was shown several times displaying a thumbs up with orange thumb rings made of rubber proudly displayed. I have google searched the Internet looking for any links that would point me to where I could purchase several of these bands. You would think that America would rally around this cause and that CBS would be prepared for the question, "Where can I get one of those thumb rings?".
Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Remembering-Alex-Brown-Stop-Textn-While-Driving/196020627075519?ref=ts&v=wall#!/pages/Remembering-Alex-Brown-Stop-Textn-While-Driving/196020627075519
I have "liked" the page within facebook and there too many people are asking the same question regarding the orange thumb bands. Why didn't someone anticipate these requests and have a link to donate to the cause and get a thumb band. Getting teens to sign this pledge is a great idea but it cannot stop there. I know people of all ages text now and just like anything else that takes our attention away from driving is a cause that should be highlighted and getting the public behind the cause is a great way to get legislation passed to support important causes.
Drinking a driving kills and obviously texting and driving kills as well. As a society, we need to be aware of how technology is negatively affecting our lives. Having laws that state you cannot drive and text will not solve this dilemma as we have seen that drinking and driving laws have done nothing - people still do it and still kill innocent people. Driving in the city of Chicago, they have a law that prohibits talking on a cell phone while driving, yet almost everyone still does it. What is it going to take to get people to use common sense and drive safely. Leave all the distractions behind until you can safely pull over and perform those necessary tasks.
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