Let's be honest, we all talk on our cell phones when we drive, even if it's just for a second. We all also probably feel like we're doing a really great job of driving while we're talking too. After reading this article it was interesting to see the facts and figures of how much your driving ability is impaired while you're on the phone. Maybe we aren't as great as we thought? Unless you're one of these "supertaskers" they are saying make up 2.5% of the population
3 comments:
(Jared)
I think that you're right to assume that most people do try to multitask while they drive not realizing or perhaps not caring about the consequences. A friend of mine who is a police officer recently told me about a fatal accident he was on scene for which involved a young girl texting while driving. She wasn't killed but a younger girl was. The younger girl's father was also left with serious brain damage. Since then, I have completely cut out texting while driving. If more people would stop and think just how serious the consequences can be for something as simple as texting while driving, these sort of incidents wouldn't be so common.
(Anne)
I agree with Jared and Arianna that, people don't think of the consequences when texting and driving. People think that they are inferior to the law and to death. However, Jared just gave an example, showing it can happen to anyone. Police everywhere are cracking down. I have a family friend who wasn't wearing a seat belt, and was on the phone. She was pulled over for being on the phone then was given a ticket for not wearing her seat belt as well as not having her license on her. Had she not been on the phone she would have gone unnoticed and not had to pay a fine. Texting and driving can cause harm to yourself and other, so therefore one should think before they text and think they will not be harming others.
(Steve)
It was informative to discuss the famous issue of driving as a multitasking issue, as opposed to the only action to be performed at the time. However, I couldn't find a link to where you were referencing percentage of the population, or the other points you made in your article. A link to a credible source would've made the story more solid on that account. Good topic overall.
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