People. Stop texting while you're driving. Stop talking on the phone sans Bluetooth while you're driving.
I assume that many of you would not like to get into an accident or lose your life because you choose to rebel against the laws of society and do illegal things with your precious cellphones while you drive an automobile, endangering not only yourself, but also the possibly-innocent people around you.
As you're driving, it's not all about you. In a way, yes, you want to keep yourself safe, but in order to do that, you might want to look out for those other cars in neighboring lanes. Today, my friend was driving somewhere to get frozen yogurt, and she needed directions. I received a text message from her, asking me where the frozen yogurt store was located. I was scared to text back - SHE WAS DRIVING.
That statistics prove it. Texting/talking on the phone (with or without Bluetooth) while you're driving is "equivalent to a major airliner going down every week in this country" according to a member of FocusDriven (Yahoo! News).
About Me
- Ashtyn
- Ithaca, New York, United States
- In the state of California where 45% of registered voters are registered as Democrats and 20% of voters are registered as Independent, I tend to lean towards the Conservative side of things. I like logical arguments. I like to make a statement. I want to set trends, not follow them. I like politics. Enough said? I am currently a Government Major, French Minor, Law & Society Minor, in my freshman year at Cornell University. I am a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, President of the Junior Panhellenic Council, AXO Sisterhood Chair, and a member of the Roosevelt Insitute policy think tank.
1 comments:
I really, really like this post. Even though it's now illegal in California to drive (thank god they finally passed that law), many people still use their cell phones while driving. I can't comprehend why anybody would want to endanger themselves and especially passengers and other drivers. They're selfish and silly. You REALLY have to respond to a call or text? Pull over. It's not that hard, and could save many lives.
You made the right choice by not texting that person back :)
So yeah... perhaps someone should write an NHS blogpost about this? :D hehe
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