My press conference in Frankfort

Hello all,

Last week I was asked to speak at a press conference held by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. I gave a presentation about my story and experiences from texting and driving to my fellow Kentuckians. It was nice knowing I was giving back to my community and hopefully changing perspectives on the dangers of distracted driving.

Also at the press conference, there was a distracted driving simulator. For those of you who don’t know what this is, it’s like a car video game, except no racing. You are in a driver’s seat with a steering wheel, break and gas pedals, everything a basic car would need to drive. In front of you are three large screens where you can pick scenery to drive. While you are driving, the highway safety control stands behind you, texting with you, seeing how you are able to drive while texting. At the end of the drive, you can watch a video of how you drove, and the results are extremely realistic.

Before and after the press conference, I was interviewed by several state TV and radio stations. I was so excited to hear I was on NPR because that is one of my favorite stations to listen to in the car. It is weird being in front of all these cameras, but it didn’t seem to bother me.

After the press conference was over, we were given a tour of the Kentucky department of transportation government building. I was very impressed by how big it was and also how many different jobs you can do at the cabinet. We toured the War Room, and got to visit the Homeland Security department too.

This totally inspired me to work for a department of transportation in the future. I hope Kentucky laws are passed to ban texting and driving, and hopefully one day make it a national law.

What do you think about anti-texting laws? Do you think it will help prevent fewer accidents? Don’t hesitate to comment below!

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!