
How many beluga whales have you seen lately in New Jersey? Probably not many. The winners of the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge would like to point out, however, that your car has more in common with a whale than you might think.
The average car weighs about 2 tons. The Toyota Tacoma weighs roughly that much, and its bulkier sibling the Tundra has an even heavier curb weight.
We don't stop to think about how much flying metal that really is, because we see cars speeding along South Brunswick streets every single day. Stop and consider for a moment that your car is as massive as a beluga whale.
If you were driving a beluga whale, you probably wouldn't be texting. You would be looking out for other beluga whales on the road, or even the occasional humpback whale (semi-trailer trucks weigh more than an adult humpback).
A panel of judges from Toyota and Discovery Education loved the whale analogy so much, they awarded the video first place -- earning its creators a $15,000 prize, and the chance to reshoot the video with a Discovery film crew.
You can help the teen driver in your life stay safer on the road with a new Toyota equipped with Toyota Safety Sense. Learn more about this "guardian angel" technology at Dayton Toyota.