According to the NYT, studies have shown that texting while driving is dangerous because those who text take their eyes off the road for extended periods while reading or sending a text.
Hmmm. Why did it take a study to come to this conclusion? Why not simply follow this logic:
A) You need to take your eyes off the road to read or send texts.
B) This is dangerous.
We certainly don’t need studies to say equally obvious things, such that it is dangerous to drive while
A)watching Youtubes on your smartphone,
B) eating corn on the cob;
C) reading novels on your Kindle; or
D) playing the trumpet.
An easy test for me is to ask whether you would mind riding on a public bus on which the bus driver was both texting and driving. I’m fully in agreement that no one should be texting while driving–I’m glad that the issue is getting some attention.
A British Public service ad depicting the dangers of texting while driving is making people think.