Text messaging while driving
I was just reading an article over at CNN called “Driving while texting — do you know the cost?“ Apparently I did not know the “true” cost of texting while driving. They are saying the the leading cause of accidents now-a-days is texting or messing with some piece of tech (GPS inluded) while driving.
It is getting so bad that many states are starting to fine people for DWT (driving while texting). They say that around 46% of teenage drivers admit to texting while driving. I would actually think that this number would be much higher. Maybe it isn’t because their parents are in the car? Anyways, this is a growing problem and needs to be dealt with in some way.
CNN talks about this program EVA (Electronic Virtual Assistant) which is basically a cost service that takes a voice mail and transmits via text. I can’t believe that this is in existence. Take a voicemail and transmits it via text? Are you serious? Why can’t people just call the person they are trying to reach? If this was just for text messages that would be a complete waste, but they do transmit emails as well. This makes a little more sense. If you are a business person and do not have a client’s phone number, you could use the service for voice to email. Still though, this is a stretch.
I have to admit that I too text while driving. Not as much really anymore, but it is still a problem. The only way for me to stop doing it is just to stop doing it. I can’t believe that some people think that a texting is so important and dangerous while driving that they would pay for a service to translate voice to text. Instead of being safe like that, I’ll just take my chances of texting while driving.
So, if you are in North Western Pa and on the interstate, WATCH OUT! I’m dangerous while texting!
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I still remember this, about 8 years ago, because it was so damn ridiculous that I couldn’t find words to express it.
I was driving west on 9th street, which is a one way street, and a young girl (I assumed she was a college student from the Gannon bumper stick) was driving about 5-10mph in front of me. It was during the summertime, so there were cars on each side so I couldn’t pass this person. I could see she was on her cell phone, but what I saw later made me do a double take.
About 4 blocks later she pulled off to the left to park, and I looked over at her. She was talking on her cell phone with one hand, drinking a huge fountain drink with another, and STEERING WITH HER KNEES. I still wonder if this woman has survived all these years, or at least survived without a suspended license.
Yeah, I wonder the same thing.
It is quite annoying when people do this but I am guilty of it myself… ewww.