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Grady High students learn dangers of texting and driving

By Jaime Sarrio
Sept 28, 2012

Students at Atlanta’s Grady High got a lesson in the dangers of texting while driving through a virtual simulator. To celebration of national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” the students used a full-sized vehicle simulator provided by AT&T and virtual reality goggles to test their performance while texting and driving. Info: www.itcanwait.com.

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