I have noticed while driving lately that many drivers are weaving side to side on the road. They roll over solid lines, rumble strips and soft shoulders – only to bring the car back in line and on the road to avert a sure disaster at the last possible moment. I have seen so many people do this, in fact, I thought it might have been one of those coordinated flash mob events to reject society’s attempt to keep you within the lines – so to speak.
I realized on further inspection these people are texting while driving.
I know in our social media society today many of us are driven to be social 24/7, even if that means trying to type a text on a keyboard designed for Lilliputians with one hand, while attempting to control a very big hunk of car hurtling through space with the other.
Next time, before you attempt to text while driving, think of the words of famed actor Clint Eastwood in his role as Dirty Harry; “You have to ask yourself one very important question… Do you feel lucky?” One mistake may cost you your life – and the lives of others – just because you had to type “C U soon.”
Francis Dwyer
Nashua
Where social media does not belong is on the Highways.
#textface #ItCanWait #textinganddriving #donttextanddrive
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