texting them questions such as, “what’s your favorite sports team?” In turn, students are asked to text back a response. “Kids are sur- prised. They think they can do it, but they always crash. And if they manage not to crash, they’re doing something else illegal, like driv- ing over the sidewalk, or swerving all over the road.” Paone said. The Distractology 101 program is free and the driving simula-
tor training takes a total of about 45 minutes. As an incentive, stu- dents who complete the course are rewarded a $15 Mobile/Exxon gas card, courtesy of Arbella. But the training doesn’t end there. The students are then asked to complete the online portion of the curriculum. At
www.DistractU.com, they take another training lesson for reinforcement of what they learned in the classroom. Fi- nally, they are asked to make a safe driving pledge. Parents are also encouraged to participate in the online training. Most importantly, the program stresses the importance of parents being positive role models for their children by putting their own cell phones down while they are driving. “We can talk all we want about the different risks and dis-
tractions, but when teens come in and experience these real-life scenarios the message suddenly hits home,” said Toce. “They see how easy it is to crash and what an impact two seconds can have. It definitely changes the way they think about driving and legiti- mizes the importance of focusing 100 percent of your attention on the road.”
In Connecticut, Bearingstar Insurance representatives say the response to Distractology 101 was overwhelming and they are already working with Arbella to bring the mobile classroom back to the state again next year. To find out when the trailer is coming to a community near you, log on to
www.DistractU.com/Students/Tour.
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