Emmy-nominated actress Jane Lynch, who plays fiery cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester on hit Fox TV show Glee, has joined LG Text Ed, a new campaign to coach parents how to teach teens to use mobile phones responsibly and avoid distracted driving.

Lynch will appear in webisodes for the campaign on driving while distracted, and she also will be a member of its council. The effort is sponsored by LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, a division of South Korea’s LG Electronics.

In some ways it’s ironic yet fitting that a star of Glee would lead such efforts to curb distracted driving, which kills 6,000 and injures half a million Americans each year. On Glee, unlike in the real world, while high school students use cell phones, they do so sparingly. Rather, they’re more engaged with their immediate environment involving performing, competing and romancing, with scant texting or calling to add degrees of separation.

In today’s world, such behavior is more of an exception than a rule. A recent study by MTV showed that teens are fixated on their mobile devices and, when denied them, suffer “unplugged meltdown.” That’s why many teens admit to texting while driving, even though they’ve been told how dangerous it is.

The five webisodes featuring Lynch will be presented in the style of community service classes, in which she plays a rehabilitated “text offender” now urging others not to do what she did: text while driving. Notably, Lynch will offer advice to parents on how to teach their children that distracted driving can be dangerous, if not fatal.

Jim S. Adler & Associates strongly supports efforts to reduce driving distractions and save lives. A personal injury attorney or personal injury lawyer with the firm also can help those harmed by distracted drivers.

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