M2. It can wait.

Being a licensed driver and having a father as an EMT, definitely eliminates any thoughts of texting while driving for me. Before I could even drive alone, I would have to watch and listen to my dad come home upset and distraught over young teenage car wrecks. All over the news you hear different stories about reckless driving, texting while driving and drunk driving. Honestly, I don’t see the point of doing any of those. People don’t realize the harm they are putting their selves in along with others around them. Whether your good under the influence or good while texting, don’t do it! You can be a good driver while texting one day, but not be the next. To look down just for a second, puts you in more danger than you can think. 37% of drivers from the age of 18 to 27 admit to texting while driving along with 14% of 28 to 44 year olds, and 2% of 45 to 60 year olds. Experts say that driving while texting is a leading factor in accidents. The way I see it, if you have your license and you’re going to drive, focus on the road. End of story. You shouldn’t be messing with your hair, makeup, GPS, phone, food, drinks, nothing! All of that can wait; it doesn’t need to be done right that instant. Would you really give up the rest of your life that’s ahead of you for that food, makeup, GPS, or phone? Is it really worth ending your life over? 84% of cell phone users said that they believe using a phone while driving increases the risk of being in an accident and they are correct. For every 6 seconds a driver will send or receive a text, spending 4.6 seconds with their eyes off of the road. While texting, 10% of their time is spent outside of the driving lane that there supposed to be in. People don’t realize it but there are about 6,000 deaths every year that occur from distractive driving. Along with this distractive driving, half a million injuries occur. Texting while driving sadly has become a way of life. People are so addicted to their cell phones that they can’t just go a few minutes without them. If you are driving in a car with others and the message really can’t wait, simply have the others in the vehicle answer it for you. If you’re alone in the vehicle, tough, you can read and reply when the car is in park. Although teens are seen as the reason texting while driving is high, adults do it too. Leaving school, I always see a bunch of classmates and teachers texting while driving. It makes me so mad inside knowing that they don’t see the danger their putting on their selves and the potential danger they are also putting me and other drivers in. I haven’t been a licensed driver for a long time but one thing that I will never do is text and drive. It’s not worth it.