Texting while driving is possibly one of the most dangerous things to do. In this day and age it is true that you can’t go about your day without seeing anyone texting or making a call while driving. Quite frankly it scares me. Vanessa Tamayo posted “Distracted driving is blind driving” on her blog LoneStar Livin’, where she addressed the issue of people texting while driving distracts them. She starts out by introducing a link to a video of a victim of this action. Apparently the victim Chase Bothe had a car accident while trying to text his recipient with a text saying “he needed to quit texting and driving or he would end up in a car crash.” He foretold his own future.
I agree with the author when she states that, “Texas needs harsher laws for distracted driving.” Yes, there are a lot of people guilty of using their cell phones while driving - and it should really stop - but people should know for themselves that being distracted while driving is really dangerous. If lawmakers make a law for this it would be great, but I think people would still get away with it. In my opinion, people are smart enough to know that driving while distracted is dangerous not only for them but for the people around them. I especially like how the author ended her post with a sentence that states, “With all the crazy things that already happen on the road a cell phone should be the last thing on peoples mind.” In other words, pay attention to the road people! Overall, reading this post gave me great information with good links and articles of current statistic reports of car accidents due to distracted driving. In conclusion - even if is not your phone necessarily doing the distracting - I agree that distrated driving is blind driving. Say it with me people, "Put down the phones and pay attention to the roads."
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