Monday, October 8, 2012
We asked readers to tell us why they won't text and drive, and here's what they said.
Patch.com in Michigan partnered with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving. As part of our series, we are rewarding readers who commit to not text and drive with a contest. Here are the winners, and why they won't text and drive: Denise Roberts of Milford: I will never text and drive. My son and I watch too many drivers distracted by their phones. Talking and texting in school zones also should be illegal. I see too many parents picking up their children from school that are distracted with cell phone use. This puts our children and others at risk just walking to school. Deborah Lines of Troy: I pledge to never text and drive because I value my life and those of my children and their friends who often ride in my car. By setting …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tell us why you won't text and drive and you could win some cool prizes, including smart phone with accessories that promote safe use! Patch has partnered with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving.
You've no doubt glanced over at a driver next to you and see him texting. AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign discourages the dangerous behavior. Distracted driving contributed to 5,474 traffic deaths in 2009 nationwide, and 3,986 accidents in Michigan last year. "Our goal is to save lives," AT&T Chairman & CEO Randall Stephenson said in a release. Patch.com in Michigan is partnering with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving. We are launching a series of stories and, in partnership with AT&T, are also rewarding readers who commit to not text and drive. We want to know what stops you from texting and driving. In the comments below, finish this sentence, "I won't text and drive because ..." Maybe it's for family, a friend, a pet, or …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Shavonne Jones of AT&T hopes the DriveMode app will save lives by keeping drivers' focus on the road.
It happens to many every day. The beckon of a digitized "ding" alerting cell users that a text message has come in while you're behind the wheel. One woman, an AT&T Detroit employee, has come up with a solution to combat the problematic temptation of texting while driving. "It's kind of like an out-of-office alert," Jones said of the free DriveMode app. "You can program your message: 'I’m driving right now. I can text you back later.'" Shavonne Jones' DriveMode app allows users who download it to program a message that it automatically sends to callers and texters. It correlates with the mission of AT&T's “It Can Wait” campaign, which urges drivers to wait until they're no longer behind the wheel to send text messages. Although texting and…
Monday, September 24, 2012
If one simple thing could save a life, would you do it? How about not texting while behind the wheel? Patch editors in Michigan are joining with AT&T in pledging that 'It Can Wait.' Here's why.
Patch.com editors in Michigan are asking our communities to join us and take a pledge not to text while driving. To support this effort, we’re teaming up with AT&T to offer some cool prizes for those who tell us why they won’t text and drive. AT&T's recent "No Text is Worth Dying For" advertisements tell the stories about the last text sent by people who have died in crashes. Over the next couple weeks, we’re also going to share stories about why this issue is so critical in Michigan and in our communities, what our young people are learning about texting and driving at school, what local laws say, and how you can stay focused behind the wheel. Jim Santilli, executive director of the nonprofit Traffic Improvement Association of Michigan, …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Customers camped out overnight at the AT&T Retail Store on Woodward Avenue to be the first in line for the new iPhone 5 this morning. Long lines are expected anywhere the iPhone is sold today.
The first customer to camp out at the Woodward Avenue AT&T retail store in Royal Oak arrived last night at 11 p.m. to get a crack at the new iPhone 5 this morning — and he brought three friends with him, said Jermaine Spight, AT&T senior public relations manager. "The first customer set up a flat screen TV in the trunk of his car and waited all night with his friends and he was the only one getting the iPhone 5 today," said Spright. "Those are some true friends." By 8 a.m. this morning, when the store opened, the line was about 20 people deep and growing. Brian Ducharme, vice president of retail sales in Michigan and Indiana said the new phone is in stock and most custumers will walk away with the product on Friday. "The are are mix of …
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7:24 am on Friday, October 19, 2012
9 October 2012 Hi Clawson Patch: I so love receiving this information everyday. It keeps well informed of daily events and I know that I feel priviledged to see how this information is of value to all seniors. Especially the ones living in your Senior Center. I have a friend there who is very happy that you are an exclusive place catering to only those who can afford it. Perhaps it would be of … more ›