Texting While Driving PSA: Too Graphic? Appropriate?

Post your thoughts on this British public service announcement about the pitfalls of texting and driving for teens (and adults too, for that matter). It is graphic, and includes the emergency response to the incident. The video is about four minutes long.

We're asking the same question to members of our fire, EMS and law enforcement communities to see if (and how) the reaction to the video differs.

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Comment by Jay Griffin on August 25, 2009 at 7:38pm: It should be one of the first videos shown in driver ed class

Comment by Joe D on August 25, 2009 at 7:37pm: well done play it in school,tv,workplace and church period this happens everyday not just young people either.
I have always been told step on a few toes and reach many...........

Comment by Jennie Swanson on August 25, 2009 at 7:34pm: I sent it to my kids.
It's no more graphic than the movies we pay to see. It is very real though.

Comment by Angela Dorato on August 25, 2009 at 7:33pm: I think it should be play everwhere. It get the point across! DONT TEXT AND DRIVE!!!!!!!!

Comment by Robert Pilgrim on August 25, 2009 at 7:25pm: You know sometimes it takes something like this to wake people up. To teach teens and adults that it only take a second. But just like anything out their If it saves one life why not show it.

Comment by Steve on August 25, 2009 at 7:18pm: Todays youth and adults need to be shown that there are dire consequences for their actions. Just putting a law out there and saying its bad isn't good enough anymore. Teens especially love to challenge authority by putting the all too gruesome reality into it you might actually reach some of them.

Comment by PATRICIA WASILEWSKI on August 25, 2009 at 6:55pm: well i think you have to show them what can happen and maybe they will think twice. we can only hope.

Comment by SHFD226 on August 25, 2009 at 6:45pm: More kids and adults need to see this before its to late

Comment by Walter Conlin on August 25, 2009 at 6:40pm: This video will not change a thing, too many kids have the "that will never happen to me" syndrome.

Comment by Nikki C. Saunders on August 25, 2009 at 6:34pm: I agree texting should have some kind of stronger penalties or something with it while driving.