Crash Course: Texting and driving

Part of this semester’s driver’s education class at Guymon High School includes a lesson on the dangers of texting and driving. Students were given the opportunity to drive a course in the south parking lot at the school while texting to show how fast inattention to the road can turn into a disaster. Students took out traffic cones and ran off course as they attempted to respond to a text while navigating golf carts around the course set up by PTCI. Phones for texting were also provided by PTCI. The course was an entertaining, but stark reminder on how quickly a quick trip can turn into a life changing event with eyes on a screen rather than the road.