Weekly Written Analysis 5
Texting While in Motion
Time news in partnership with CNN has an article on the cover about texting and walking. Evidently pedestrians on a busy street in London have been videoed walking with their heads down while texting or sending emails on their PDA’s or cell phones causing them to bump into stationary objects like trash cans and poles. London’s answer to this problem, pad the poles, unbelievable. (Hylton, 2008)
How often have we passed a driver on the road and looked over to see them texting while driving? What about texting while driving, shifting gears, smoking a cigarette and changing lanes at the same time? Now that was super interesting, I saw it last week. It appears that today’s society is overwhelmed by the technology at our fingertips, literally. In some states in the US they are considering making it unlawful for cyclist to text while riding. I’m not an avid bike rider but I would assume that texting and cycling would be really difficult to do. Imagine a motorcyclist trying to text and shift at the same time. It gets more interesting by the moment.
While I can’t say that I disagree with some states law to ban driving and texting because of the extreme dangers, I do agree that we as a technology savvy society should be more responsible about our use of these devices while in motion. Should it take a law, or padded posts, or even lost of life to heighten the awareness of the dangers of texting in inappropriate situations? Please be mindful of those dangers and responsible for your actions. Texting is fun and a quick way to respond but it could be hazardous as well in more ways than one.
2 comments:
Your analysis is pretty funny and I must admit that I am guilty of texting while driving. I think we just get carried away. It's the same with cell phones, almost everyone seems to have one and it's amazing to look around at drivers passing by on the highway and see so many people on the phone. I was in a panic last year when Ohio was contemplating on prohibiting drivers from talking on their cells phone while driving. It's hard to imagine a time without them.
Thank you for the analysis of that article. I am in favor of states passing a law about cell phones and text messaging while driving or even biking. There have been too many times I have been almost hit by someone who is not paying attention because they are on a cell phone (sometimes smoking too) not to mention having my young children in the car with me on the highway. People who find the need to talk on the phone all the time, should pull over on the side of the road, finish their conversation before continuing. Life is too precious and I've heard of many fatalities caused by a driver who was on a cell phone.
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