I was going to write about the dangers of texting while driving... and offer statistics such as:
- 11% of all drivers are talking on their cell phones at any given point in time.
- 2.600 traffic deaths are caused annually by accidents by drivers using cell phones.
- 570,000 accidents leading to minor and serious injuries are caused each year by drivers using cell phones.
And this can go on and on and on... Seriously, it is a problem... a bad problem...
BUT...
I can't find any statistics about accidents, injuries, deaths, etc... caused by this kind of distraction while driving...
I mean... distractions ARE distractions... now, granted, if I were hauling ass down the interstate, I would have to have rather quick reflexes to pick up on such scenery distractions...
As long as safety orgasms organizations focus on driving-while-texting or other such distractions, we will never really be safe on America's (or your country's) highways...
Being on the campus of a university, there is quite a bit of this kind of distraction... and we are a small school... use a multiplier of.. Hell, I don't know HOW many, for schools in the state like Ole Miss or Mississippi State...
I used to think that I lost track of where I would be in any given lecture in any given class for a host of reasons... but I suspect its mostly visual...
Just sayin'...
~shoes~
Yep, a distraction is a distraction. Be careful in your car, Shoes...well and if, you are walking across the campus, mind you don't trip over your tongue. owie...hehee
ReplyDeleteHey at least you've got your priorities straight, Shoesies.........
ReplyDeleteI'll disregard the "blame it on women" implication of this post and tell you that #3, in jeans & t-shirt, is freakin' hot!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGood God, Man! Those women were just trying to kill you. Sure it's not a plot?
ReplyDeleteThey just put the no texting law into effect here in Michigan but haven't figured out how to enforce it yet.
ReplyDeletethat top chica has a tattoo.
ReplyDeletei wonder if Oprah will take on this issue like she did texting?
ReplyDeleteI lost track of blogging and comments when Robert died... I have some catching up to do!
ReplyDelete@ Beryl... yes, a distraction IS a distraction! However, I don't think my tongue would hang out THAT far... :oP
@ Senorita... Nothing at ALL is better than having ones priorities straight!!! I hope all is well with you!!
@ Spring Flower... yes SHE is!!! :oD
@ Linnnn.. you think so? :oP I hope all is well with you...
@ Bathwater... I would think that would have to be a tough law to enforce... I wonder if it would apply to 'typing information into a GPS?'
@ Kurt.. yes she DOES!
@ JennAdventures... she should... or maybe not... ;o)
~shoes~