Video: AAA tests texting drivers on closed course
 

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Distracted driving kills... cones - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/video-aaa-tests-texting-drivers-on-closed-course/#continued">after the jump</a></div>
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Distracted driving has become a big problem on our nation's roadways, and text messaging while behind the wheel has been targeted as one of the biggest issues. Ray LaHood and the Department of Transportation has made this issue a top safety priority, even writing an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/16/secretary-of-transportation-ray-lahood-has-something-hed-like/">op-ed on Autoblog</a> to spread the word.<br />
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AAA is is following in LaHood's footsteps, using YouTube to spread awareness that our growing fascination with our phones shouldn't mix with driving time. The post-jump video demonstrates how poorly drivers handled a not-so-tricky cone course in a <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/altima/">Nissan Altima</a> while texting and driving.<br />
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Those poor, poor orange cones... they never stood a chance.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/video-aaa-tests-texting-drivers-on-closed-course/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to watch for yourself, and if you have any young drivers in the house, you may want to have them watch along.<br />
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