No Phone Zone

Millions of people text, talk or e-mail on their cell phones while driving - a recent survey finds that 71% of people between the ages of 18 and 49 admit they text or talk on the phone while they drive.

If you think you can call, text and drive at the same time, you cannot. That message you can't wait to send could kill. Distracted driving is an epidemic that is sweeping through our country, claiming lives and destroying families.

In Sept 08, an LA commuter train conductor missed a red light while sending and receiving more than 40 text messages. His packed train collided head-on with a freight train, injuring 135 people. The conductor and 24 others were killed, making it the second worse communter train crash in US History.

Weeks later, a school bus carrying 21 students was rear-ended by an 18-wheel semitruck. The bus was pushed more than 200 feet before bursting into flames. Twenty students escaped, but 13 year old Margay Schee was killed. The truck driver admitted he had been texting and hadn't seen the bus was stopped.

These accidents made national headlines, but so many others have been killed in communities just like yours. Nearly 500,000 people are injured and 6,000 are killed each year because of drivers talking, texting and emailing behind the wheel. This needs to stop NOW. No phone call or text message is so important that it has to be answered immediately. It wasn't necessary 10-15 years ago, why is it necessary now. If I'm in your car and you answer your phone, I will ask for you to pull over and let me out. I don't want your phone call to kill me or someone else.

If you're still not convinced, please watch this video.

Please make the pledge to make your car a NO PHONE ZONE.

"Honk if you love Jesus, Text if you want to see him."

Some info from Oprah.com