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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

AT&T educates public on dangers of texting and driving


OKLAHOMA CITY AT&T recently sponsored a virtual reality driving simulator at the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma's annual Summer & Safety Conference in Norman, Okla. July 31 - Aug. 1. The simulator gave county commissioners from around the state a firsthand experience of the dangers of texting while driving. The AT&T driving simulator is a computerized car that lets users virtually text and drive, providing a realistic but safe experience for drivers. Using the simulator, drivers learn that no message is so urgent that it is worth diverting attention from the road and risking human lives in the process. "Texting and driving is a real danger," said Hollis Police Chief David Leathers. "It was eye opening to see just how distracting it can be. We must work together to ensure that drivers of all ages understand that there is no text or email worth serious injury or death." AT&T has sponsored the simulator in many locations around the state and country over the past several years, typically focusing on high schools and other events primarily focusing on young drivers. As a company, AT&T has been at the forefront of efforts to educate drivers to the dangers of texting while driving and has made a proactive push to educate all wireless users, particularly teen drivers, through its national "Texting & Driving...It Can Wait" campaign. "More than 100,000 times each year, an automobile crashes and people are injured or die because the driver was texting while driving," said Bryan Gonterman, President of AT&T Oklahoma, citing a statistic from the National Safety Council. "Our goal is to save lives. I hear from far too many people whose lives have been forever changed by a texting-while-driving accident, and together, we want to spread the word about how deadly a single text can be. We'd like to see texting and driving become as unacceptable as drinking and driving." Polling shows that awareness of AT&T's It Can Wait message has doubled since the beginning of June 2012 and one in three people say texting while driving messages have an impact on their habits. More than 1 million no-texting-while-driving pledges have been logged through ItCanWait.com, social Web sites, including Facebook, text-to-pledge and events. The AT&T DriveModeTM app has been downloaded more than 80,000 times.

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Hollis Police Chief David Leathers is distracted by a text message during a simulated texting and driving presentation by AT&T at the Oklahoma Association of County Commissioners' annual meeting.

It Can Wait is a national movement tapping into the power of social media and personal networks to make texting and driving as unacceptable as drinking and driving. It urges drivers to visit www. ItCanWait.com , where they can pledge not to text and drive, and share their pledge with others via Twitter (#liCan-

Wait) and Facebook. It also offers a host of educational resources and information on the issue, including a documentary featuring families impacted by texting and driving accidents that has been viewed more than 3 million times. "Smartphones allow us to have access to communications, calen-

dars and even our email almost everywhere. I know it's tempting to reply to a text or reply to an email while in a vehicle, but it just isn't worth the risk," said Harmon County Commissioner Gary Lewis. "An email or text doesn't seem so important when you see the potential cost being loss of life or serious injury."

Texas-Oklahoma Fair to feature family entertainment


WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The 2013 Texas-Olahoma fair, presented by the Founder Lions Club, will be held in the MPEC, Fifth and Burnett, Wichita Falls, Sept. 17-21. There will be rides, games, exhibits, commercial booths, many livestock shows, pony rides, exotic animal free petting zoo and music and dancing on two stages. A super new act this year, "The Great Bear Show", which features live bears, is the longest-running wild animal educational show in the Unites States. Renowned mentalists Rich and Marielle Aimes will entertain visitors at the fair. They are considered one of the best variety acts in the country with hypnotism, magic and mentalist fun. These free acts will be featured with lots of local talent. The Texas-Oklahoma Fair is Sept. 17-21. Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for children. Military families may enter free after 6 p.m. Sept. 1 7. The first three nights will have arm bands for $15 to ride all the Evans Shows that evening. Hours are 6-10 p.m. weeknights and 1-10 p.m. Saturday.

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