Texting While Driving

“Ding!” That sounds like a text message. Instantly, you read the text message and text back while you are driving. Why is it that most people can’t resist texting while driving? Is it because we can’t resist the curiosity of who texted us? Is it that we are trying to multi-task in this fast paced world? Is it because we are bored? Regardless of the reason, cell phone use behind the wheel accounts for 16 million car crashes a year and results in nearly 6,000 deaths a year according to the National Safety Council. To combat this issue, New York State implemented a texting while driving ban. However, studies have shown that the texting ban imposed is not effectively decreasing the number of car crashes, but is actually increasing the number of car accidents. Why is this not a surprise? Well, it’s obvious that people are continuing to text because they can easily get away with it. The police aren’t able to stop many people from texting because many people will text below the steering wheel to avoid being detected. Texting while driving can be equated with drinking and driving. Hard to believe? Well in both cases, you are not in full control of the car and pose a threat to everyone on the road. Maybe with this different perspective, we will think twice before we pick up our cell phone while driving when we hear that “ding.”

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Kristen Prenatt