Cell phone use while driving has been a controversial topic for some time. Now texting is becoming an issue and the friends and family members of people who text are getting involved. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
How dangerous do you think it is to text while driving? One driver said, “I barely even look at my phone when I text.” Is it safe for this person to text while driving under those conditions? Do your parents text or talk on the cell phone while driving? If so, what do you do about it? What do you think of the statistics given comparing the percentage of female drivers who multitask versus the percentage of male drivers who multitask?
Driver Texting Article
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I think that it is really dangerous and irresponsible to text and drive at the same time. My parents never even answer their phone while driving, they hand over their phone to a person sitting next to them. I think this is the only way to avoid dangerous situations or even a crash. I don't think I would ever text a message during driving. I simply can't imagine the situation, as described in the article, when a person is texting, talking on the phone and steering with their knees. I just think that such behaviour puts at risk, not only themselves, but every person who is in a car next to them.
Based on the article driving while texting is extremely dangerous, in my opinion texting while driving is dangerous because even if you are a good multi-tasker u cant always keep your eyes on the road. My dad always talks and texts and emails on the phone for work. My mom rarely does unless she is on a traffic light. My dads friend once was texting while driving and he ran into 3 cars infront of him, and broke his arm, his wife was furious. I have never stopped my dad from using his phone while driving but maybe I should start, if not for his safety but for the other people in the car.
I somewhat agree with this article but it is too broad and a lot of it is false for a lot of people. People always talk and cell phones while driving my dad talks on cellphone while on a car all the time and in 47 years of his life he had never had an accident that actually brought his life at risk while talking on the phone. He only had a nearly fatal accident once when it was snowing in Moscow and the road was frozen but there were no cellphones (or maybe there were but people didn't use them at all at that time). So cellphone accidents don't happen while you talk on the phone because if it does then everything we do in a car apart from driving is dangerous.
It is against the rule and risky to text and drive at the same time. Even if one driver said,“I barely even look at my phone when I text", his concentration still gets disturbed and he will have a chance to get an accident. It is never safe to drive under these conditions. My parents don't talk on the phone or text while driving because they know they will have a chance to crash if they get disturbed. I think that females can do multitask better because men get more stressed and mad easier than women so they could have a higher chance of a crash.
I think it’s very dangerous to text while driving. Even if you are skilled at texting and you barely have to look at your phone, its still very dangerous and it isn’t safe to drive under these conditions. My father talks on the phone often while driving however my mother is rarely driving so its fine if she does. I’m not surprised women multitask while driving; they constantly have to be occupied with something.
Texting while driving in a motorized vehicle is very dangerous, because it can get you distracted for a few seconds, which can kill a whole family or even a few families. Even when looking at the screen for a second, you could not see a corner and break through the wall and hit a car on the other side of the road and kill all the other people and die!b My parents pass on the phone if it is important to a other passenger to stay focused on the world around the. I do not believe in the statistics, because both male and female get distracted both the same amount, which in both cases can be deadly.
I think that this article is a bit exaggerated. I agree with parts of it, but other times I think that it is wrong. Texting while driving is something that you really shouldn't do, but talking on the phone really doesn't pose a threat; especially if you have one of those phones that is on your ear. There should be some kind of driving test for people who want to text while driving and if they pass it they can do; then, if a police officer pulls them over they'd have to show that license, and the people who didn't have it would get some kind of penalty.
At the point where a person pick up his phone while driving, he's putting himself into an extreme danger.
Even if the person isn't looking at the phone while texting, it is still very dangerous since his part of brain is concentrated onto his phone.
My father sometimes use his cell phone while driving too. Every time he does that, I try to ask him to not to do that. Females are better in doing multitask than males, and it was very interesting to know.
I think it is dangerous because if focusing on texting, one's full attention is not on the road, and the obstacles around the car, therefore this can lead to an accident. Even if someone barely looks at their phone, they are still concentrating on the message, which can't be safe. My parents, unfortunately talk on the phone sometimes while driving, but they never text. Every once in a while I would remind my parents it's not safe to talk on the phone while driving, and they take it into consideration. I'm aware that women are better multi taskers, but its is not wise to put themselves or others in jeopardy because they think they can text and drive and be safe.
I think it is very dangerous to text while driving because no matter what you are going to want to look at your phone and anything can happen in that little second. Even if you can text without looking, one of your hands is off the wheel and you never know when you’ll have to make a sharp turn and need both of your hands. Yes both of my parent’s text and talk on the phone while driving. There is not much I can do because they won’t listen to me anyways. These statistics show that a lot more women like to or can multitask while driving, which kind of shows me that women are a little better at multitasking. :)
It is extremely dangerous to text while driving. Drivers need to keep both their eyes and their minds on the road at all times. It is never safe to text while driving, even if you don't look at your phone, because texting takes your mind off task. I have never seen my parents text or talk on the cell phone while driving. They are both so old-school that they barely even know how to text. If the driver of the vehicle that I was riding in was texting and did not seem to be watching the road, I would watch the road very closely so that I would be able to warn them if they were about to crash. The statistics mentioned in the article suggest that women are better at multitasking than men, or at least they think they are. I was amazed that so many people from either gender multitask while driving. It is important to note that there are different kinds of multitasking. For instance, I do not think that changing the radio station is as dangerous as texting.
I think that texting while driving is dangerous because you are concentrating on one thing that is not the road, which is putting you at risk. I think it is dangerous texting while driving no matter how the driver does it because once again they are not focusing on the road. They might say that “I barely even look at my phone when I test” as said in the article, but still their mind is not on the road. When my parents drive they make sure if their phone rings that someone in the car answers for them. If there is no one, then they ignore it. The statistics shown in the article shows that women are able to multitask while driving than me. This tells me that generally women are better at multitasking but still, anything can happen in a second if you briefly look at your phone while driving.
-Rach.
I think texting while driving is just as dangerous as dancing while driving. Anything you do that involves dividing your concentration even for a couple of second can cause an accident. Even if the driver barely looks at his phone while texting, his attention still isn’t completely focused on driving, which may be fatal in a worse case scenario. My parents use a hands-free whenever talking on the phone, and they usually ask someone else to type the texts for them while driving, so I wouldn’t know if they do it when they‘re alone. I’m not surprised at all at the statistics that say female drivers multitask more than men. Women tend to be more social, distracted and stress more about getting everything done.
Texting while driving is very dangerous and I don’t think that anyone can concentrate enough on the road to drive safely at the same time as they’re texting even if they don’t look at their phone. My parents do never text while driving but if it’s important they answer when people call them. I think that talking on the phone while driving is better than texting but it’s still risky and dangerous. Idunn
I think it is extremely dangerous to even take the chance of texting while driving. Most accidents happen in a matter of seconds, if not in the blink of an eye.Drivers have to stay aware and focused on the road and their driving. I think that the driver who said that he barely even looks at his phone while he texts isn't making smart choices and that even if this is true, his hands are still distracted and he won't be able to steer his car away from trouble as quick if anything happened.My parents don't text or talk on the cell phone while driving, if there is an emergency where they need to send a text message they just ask somebody else in the back seat to send it instead, although cases like these rarely happen.However, sometimes my father talks on the phone when he receives business calls or overseas calls while driving.I don't do anything about this because there is nothing i can do. I thought that the fact that there are more female drivers than male drivers that said they multitasked surprising because usually people say that females are better and more careful drivers.
Honestly I think texting while driving is dangerous because you can never concentrate on the road because if you’re looking at your screen you can’t see the cars in front of you. Well I guess she can see the road but she can’t concentrate because her mind would be on texting and can drift off and that’s all it needs for a car accident to happen. Yes my parents talk on the phone while driving but they don’t text. I guess that’s dangerous too but not as dangerous as texting I think. I think the statistics are very close to each other. But what about that other 30 or 20 % that can’t multi task and yet they text while driving the picture on the article shows exactly what does happen. So why take the risk when you could just wait a couple of minutes to text someone I don’t think they’re going to die if you don’t reply but you will.
It is a very risky move to your life, to try to text a couple of words on your cell phones, not worth it right? How long are you going to keep on driving for? Forever? You have plenty of time to do the text messaging instead of it coming of the way of your life, and others around you in the same car. It is illegal, even if you’re an expert and you do not even need to look at the keys on your phone, you still need to keep your complete focus on the road. It’s very dangerous to a point where you can lose your life and others with you, and it’s an awful habit that people need to stop. My dad never answers his phone while driving unless it’s seriously important, but fortunately my father never texts, in or out of the car. But my mum is the complete opposite, after reading this essay I will need to inform her how dangerous it. My mum just talks, and talks on the phone as if there’s no tomorrow. I think these statistics made about female drivers who multitask versus the percentage of male drivers who multitasking results was not surprising at all because females are much more active than men in most cases and they’re the ones taking care of kids etc. but that does not mean when they multi task it is good, it’s a matter of life and death in both ways.
After I read this article I believe texting and driving do NOT ever combine together. It is EXTREMELY dangerous process to text while driving, you can't keep an eye on both, you can just place your two eye balls on one area, and I think it's unfair if someone is just barely paying attention to the road but his/her blackberry and crashes around four cars in front of it. You can't risk your life based on this article, if you text and drive at the same time. My parents never do that, they always pass me the phone and ask who's on the phone, if it's something extremely emergency then they answer, but if it's just someone calling just to see what's up then they never answer. Even though you think your so good at texting while driving, well guess what? Lot's and lots of people think that they are, and maybe they are good at it. But, at the end they get into a very serious accident, and they probably stay in bed until today, and regret that day every second of their life. So don't do the same mistake they did, if it's emergency then that's the only time you get to answer. If it's just a normal call, then that's an excuse. Exactly like saying, "Yes, I do want to hurt every single person that's driving on this street!"
I Think it is dangerous to text and drive at the same time. It is also not safe to drive while looking at your phone. My parents do talk on the phone but they don't text, they put the phone on loud speaker and talk. I just sit down i can't do anything about it but if it is a person i know i answer the phone and let my mom drive. A lot of people died from talking on the cellphone while driving.
I think that driving and texting is a very dangerous operation and that it should only be done in moments where you really have to answer the phone. Usually when my dad drives and he has to answer the phone he either, drives slowly or he stops to talk but usually my dad doesn't answer the phone. My mom usually drives slower when she answers the phone because she doesn't want to have an accident!
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I think that its really dangerous if you text while you drive, even though you are not looking at the phone you are still thinking about what your writing so that is dangerous. My dad barely talks on the phone while he's driving, but my mom often does and when she does I just take the phone from her and tell the person that she is driving and i think that they will understand. Women can multitask, i wasn't surprized
i disagree with texting while you are driving i believe that you would be focus on the road not replying to the person you texting to. no i don't think it is safe to text or talk on the phone while driving because you are risking your life over a message. i think that you should have your phone on silent ever time you drive your car.i think statistic are still high percentage for males, and female that is why i dont believe in texting or calling while you are driving
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