OK, it may be hard to admit with all the buzz and condemnation. But even notable reporters have been confessing they do it in their coverage of the movement to ban the dangerous habit. So what about you? The generation that grew up texting. Do you take your eyes off the road to stay connected? Do you text only at stop lights? Or while actually in moving traffic? And what will it take you to stop?
Do you text and drive?
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Red lights only. And only if it’s directly related to why I’m going where I’m going.
Yes, but please don’t tell my mother. I’m trying to quit
I don’t drive that often, so no. I’m bad at multitasking, anyway, so it’s probably not something I’d try.
Not really. I used to be able to text and drive on my not-smart phone because I’d memorized where the buttons are. But that is pretty much impossible with an iPhone. Nowadats, I often wait until stoplights, or call hands-free. It’s becoming more apparent to me that texting and driving can be a really bad thing, and living in a city with so many pedestrians means that I’d rather opt out than kill someone.
I don’t text while driving, just when I’m at a red light. However, I’ve gotten so attached to my phone that I’m always looking from the corner of my eye–even while driving–to see if the little red light is blinking on my BlackBerry.
Agreed with Kristen. That’s basically exactly what I do. I just got a stereo with bluetooth, so you can use your phone through it, which is nice — but I wish there was a way to text through it! (That can’t say anything good about my dependence on texting, now can it?)
I’m so bad at multitasking while driving that I hardly trust myself to call someone, let alone text. Although, I have done it once or twice. It’s tricky and I don’t recommend it!
staying strong with texting and driving, but now i just bring my personal assistant around to text for me…kidding. kind of?
confession: guilty. texting is my preference of communication over calling regardless of if I’m sitting, standing, walking or driving. yes, I am well aware of how wrong and dangerous it can be for both me and other drivers on the road and am trying to make a conscious effort not to do it but it really is hard to kick old habits.
Raising my hand for the guilty party as well. I’ve become much more aware of it, and I keep it to red lights or only looking at text messages more recently. I’ve even gotten in the habit of seeing a text and immediately calling the person to talk to them; they sound a bit surprised, but wasn’t talking a cellphone’s original purpose?
W-H-A (phone jumbles in hand) T-S (breathe, look up, then down) U-(look up again and slam on breaks at stop light, almost hitting car in front of you)…texting and driving is dangerous. Perhaps, it is much more dangerous than calling-particularly with bluetooth tech. However, we still do it because it’s how we communicate. Its easier to be a few words and emojicons than have to reveal our voice.
I only send a text if I’m at a red light or a stop sign — that being said, if I hear a new text message come in, I can’t help but glance over at what it says while driving (bad, bad, bad I know).
I just finished a semester long project studying the hazards associated with cell phone use and driving, and even though i found staggering results and dangerous repercussions, i still use my phone in the car. One study said that the majority of teenagers are aware of the dangers and yet do not change their behavior, because in this day and age, not answering a call of responding to a text is seen as “socially unacceptable”. I am not sure if that is really true but i guess i can agree with the sentiment. Using your cell phone is dangerous, but that doesn’t mean we are going to stop doing it. We now feel the need to be completely connected every minute or everyday to everyone we know, and risking injury or damage is not going to change that mentality… sorry
Yes, but please don't tell my mother. I'm trying to quit
I used to text incessantly while driving. In fact, I got so good that I could almost blind text on an iPhone. But I heard a story from my friend about a girl from her high school that killed a person because she was texting while driving. Since then, I have made a concerted effort to never text while driving.
I used to text all the time while driving. in a car, it was no problem. the problem came when i started doing it on a motorcycle. about a year ago, i was in a severe single-vehicle motorcycle accident because i was texting while corning on a large 1000cc touring bike. i didn't take the turn sharp enough and ran over 3 curbs and down an embankment, shattering my left hand.
Don't text and drive. srsly. one $30k surgery and a lot of heartache later, I can tell you from experience.