. >> reporter david madden of our sister station kyw news radio has details from medford. >> reporter: students at burlington county institute of technology got an up close and personal look at the dangers of texting behind the wheel. at&t teamed up with the phillies to drive home a simple message. >> it can wait. third base man codey ashe tried to text and drive on the simulator but it did not go well. >> luckily my buddies, i told them to stop texting me so i could make it to the highway but i got pulled over. >> reporter: that is point, utility has an app to make it easy to put the phone down. >> it will send automatically a reply to anybody texting you, calling you or e-mailing you, saying hey i cannot answer i'm on the road. >> reporter: one thing to have an app to shut the phone off but another thing to actually try to text and drive. lets give it a shot. >> i didn't do too well either but that is the point. the kids get it. >> do not text and drive, and i never will. >> reporter: at&t does a dozen of these a year n medicine for, david madden for kyw news radio for kyw-3 "eyewit