For anyone who thinks texting and driving is no big deal

Liquid_G · 11-17-2013, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc

You're making assumptions that are convenient to your position. Maybe your assumption is correct that she thought texting was more important than paying attention to the road, but I doubt it.

How can you doubt it? It happened. She said she was texting. She blew the light and hit someone.

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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc

More likely (I think) is that in her youthfulness and inexperience, she thought she could she could do both - text her friends while giving sufficient attention to the road. People do this sort of thing all the time - we over estimate our abilities and this is so very common when it comes to the number of things we THINK we can pay attention to simultaneously. The scientific literature in the matter is amazing; how little we can really juggle but how well we think we are doing it.

It doesn't take scientific literature to know that its a stupid thing to do. Many states have made it illegal because of what can happen when people are distracted like that. To me it falls in the same category as drunk driving. People obviously think they can handle it.

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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc

So, maybe you are right, but you might leave a little room for other possibilities - maybe including possibilities that don't make it so easy to be so cold to human tragedy.

The only tragedy here is the people that got hit and could have been killed. I'm sorry if I don't feel any remorse for stupidity and selfishness.
She asked if her face was ok.. That tells me she's more interested in herself and her looks than causing harm to other drivers on the road.

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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc

Also, understanding the reality of what happened is what allows us to look for solution. A false characterization of what happened and WHY can only lead to false solutions - not helpful to anyone, including future victims of people texting while driving. Do you want only to throw stones, or do you want to help prevent these sorts of accidents?

While I doubt a meaningless conversion on a forum would contribute to any type of solution for this issue, the solution seems pretty simple to me, don't text and drive..

If the scenario were like this instead.. She was driving the SUV and plowed into a little Kia and killed a bunch of kids.. Would you still chalk it up youthful indiscretion then?

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