Margaret my esteemed colleague suggested I do a piggy back blog (sort of) on her subject of driving while texting. New Law in Maryland..No Texting....No Emailing While Driving! We Need to Get the Word Out! http://actvra.in/kCr caused me to comment as follows..
TEXTER SIGHTED AHEAD
When someone driving in front of you slows down or does the side to side car sway, you know it someone who is learning to text and drive or it is someone that is no good at it. Perhaps in time this person may or may not perfect their new found belief..Meanwhile, we are now all entering into the statistical mode of driving while distracted where deaths are being reported
IT CAN BE DONE WITH PRACTICE
The more experienced can chew gum and walk no problem meaning that you can text while driving. I am not advocating it. In fact, practicing that while at the helm of something that weighs in between 3000 to 4000 pounds is not wise...but more like a death wish...
TARGET PRACTICE
Think about going to a gun range to practice and having a loaded weapon handled incorrectly. Not only would everyone there be concerned, but you would be in danger as well. It is not a good place to practice learning curve methods. There is only one acceptable way of visiting target ranges. So it is with driving.
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Supposing you managed to answer a text and had a few near misses? Was it worth it? What kind of business are you in that requires that type of risk? If you are doing it for fun, then I question your thinking process. You are either immature or reckless. Neither one is appealing when lives are involved
GOOGLE CAR CRASHES
Nothing is more sobering that seeing a crash after math. The car we take for granted every day when we get in it becomes an accordion. Some require can openers to enter or the famous jaws of life that firemen use. Anything inside is thrown around and either dead or maimed for life
WANNA PLAY CHICKEN?
Texting while driving is a form of playing chicken with yourself. Assuming you survive a mishap but manage to kill or injure someone, you will see how nothing you say will bring them back to normal or comfort those that bear the loss of your irresponsible thinking...Play this type of chicken and you lay a big regrettable for the rest of your life egg
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