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"From One Second To The Next" (AT&T-sponsored Werner Herzog documentary on texting and driving) (Original Post) swag Aug 2013 OP
More information about this: swag Aug 2013 #1
Our police type into their computers and drive.... Not sure if that is legal, or assumed that they midnight Aug 2013 #2
You might want to alert your city council person, or whomever, about this. swag Aug 2013 #3
If I thought for one moment it would matter, I would.... This is Wisconsin.... midnight Aug 2013 #4

swag

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1. More information about this:
Fri Aug 9, 2013, 01:59 AM
Aug 2013
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/it-can-wait-documentary-werner-herzog/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedly&a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

AT&T recently recruited none other than Werner Herzog to direct some short videos for the "It Can Wait" campaign to curb texting and driving, but their collaboration hasn't ended there. The campaign, which also has the backing of Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, has today released a 35-minute documentary by the legendary German filmmaker that delves further into the first-hand accounts of texting and driving dangers seen in the 30-second spots. Titled "From One Second to the Next," the documentary is freely available online, and is also being distributed to more than 40,000 high schools and number of safety organizations and government agencies in the US.

As the Canadian Press reports, Herzog said that the project "immediately clicked and connected inside of me" when AT&T proposed it to him, adding, "there's a completely new culture out there. I'm not a participant of texting and driving -- or texting at all -- but I see there's something going on in civilization which is coming with great vehemence at us.'' You can watch the full documentary after the break or on the It Can Wait website.

midnight

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2. Our police type into their computers and drive.... Not sure if that is legal, or assumed that they
Fri Aug 9, 2013, 06:38 AM
Aug 2013

will pull over... But I have driven next to them typing and driving the same as I have driven next to people reading a map and driving...

I have concerns for this activity too, but we can't single out one segment of the population.... We all need to address this safety issue..

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