The Wait2Text initiative, a campaign brought to the Dayton area by WDTN Channel 2 and Dayton\u2019s CW, is being sponsored in part by Sinclair Community College in an effort to spread the word within the community about refraining from texting while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
The nationwide campaign is titled W82TXT, but the name for this campaign was changed to Wait2Text to match the \u201c2\u201d in WDTN Channel 2, said Michelle Morgan, Digital Community Specialist for Sinclair.<\/p>\n
The campaign, also sponsored by White Allen Chevrolet, began Aug. 4 on the Sinclair campus during a special kick-off event featuring booths from Sinclair\u2019s admissions office, Dayton\u2019s CW and WDTN, according to the official press release on the Sinclair website.<\/p>\n
White Allen Chevrolet provided a wrecked car to place on display to serve as a reminder to students of the dangers of texting while driving, noted the official press release on the Sinclair website.<\/p>\n
Even though this was the first official event to begin the campaign, Sinclair has been involved since July, according to Morgan.<\/p>\n
Morgan also noted that she is the first contact with WDTN, managed the kick-off event and visited high schools to spread the world about the campaign to the community.<\/p>\n
The goal of Sinclair\u2019s involvement is to educate the population about the importance of waiting to text to ensure safety while driving and reduce the number of accidents, said Morgan.<\/p>\n
As a large commuter college, Sinclair\u2019s involvement in the campaign is a means of \u201cbeing involved in the community,\u201d said Morgan.<\/p>\n
Morgan advises students to \u201cyell at your friends\u2026 tell them to stop,\u201d when students are in situations with friends who are texting while they are driving.<\/p>\n
Sherry Campbell, a Sinclair student, does just that by badgering those who are texting and driving while she is in the car until they put their phone away.\u201cIf it\u2019s that important, pull off on the side of the road,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t text and drive because it\u2019s not worth it,\u201d said Morgan. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth your life, [or] the person\u2019s life. It\u2019s not worth your insurance going up, or paying for your car to be fixed or paying for someone else\u2019s car to be fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely agree that it\u2019s unsafe to do,\u201d Sinclair student Amy Marshall said.\u00a0 Marshall openly admitted that even though she may text at a stop light, she does not do so while driving.<\/p>\n
James Isaacs, another student at Sinclair, occasionally texts at a stop sign in an emergency situation. Isaacs said that it\u2019s safer to not text while driving, though, adding, \u201cYou never know what\u2019s going to happen while driving, so it\u2019s\u00a0 one less thing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sinclair is passing out thumb bands in an assortment of colors for students to wear as a reminder to not text while they drive, saidMorgan.<\/p>\n
Students interested in getting involved with the campaign are encouraged to do so by passing out thumb bands and telling others why they are wearing them, Morgan said.<\/p>\n
Students can obtain thumb bands at the admissions office, located on the first floor of Building 10, and can email Morgan for more information at michelle.morgan1008@\u200bsinclair.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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