Thursday, March 28, 2024
AT&T collaborated with the City of Long Beach, City Council and the Long Beach Police Department last weekend to discourage drivers from using their smartphones while behind the wheel, as part of its “It Can Wait” campaign.
Boardwalk dwellers at Long Beach Boulevard put on glasses and a headset to experience the virtual reality simulator, which put the residents in the perspective of a driver using a phone, nearly missing pedestrians and ultimately getting into a major collision.
“It just kind of showed you how looking down for just a minute, you could potentially be in an accident,” said City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo. “There was a family with a stroller, there were bicycles and the with the 3-D effect, I jumped a couple times because it actually looked like I was going to hit people.”
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