The new drunk driving - do you do it?

Hi dear! I think texting or talking on cellphone while driving our vehicle is highly dangerous and it could be fatal for ourselves and for others also. I sometimes get shock of my life to see when young boys and girls driving their bikes with one hand and holding and talking on cell phones with their other hand. The thought of accident shudders me, if by chance these people lose coordination between their driving and cell phone talking. God saves them and give them some wisdom that talking/texting on cell phone is a great hazard, while driving. If there is any urgency to text or talk, let them stop for few minutes (may be on the busy road) and make a call. Have a great day!

Texting while driving?I envy that guy for his wizardry. I just cannot even whistle to myself as I drive.All my senses are utterly focused on the road which is swarming with the jay walkers,the most devious vehicles ever invented by man the autos, the other unique invention of vehicles of the vegetable and fruit vendors and the venerable animals our Go mathas. Would you please congratulate that guy on my behalf Mimpi?

Goodness...that's dangerous!! I can't even text while I walk....forget texting while driving (btw, I can't drive either..lol) I've never seen anyone text while driving ...but I saw a video aimed at educating people not to be distracted while driving. It's gruesome and the accident is shown in total. I have no clue how they taped it. But it was disturbing to me.

It's all about weak time management in one's life. There is nothing wrong with that little device as it is very useful for both good and bad life activities. What I can say if the cell phone owner received or made too many calls, it means, the owner got lots of problems in their life and weak point in life management. The very true and through indicator.

Not only when driving but I have seen people texting while walking on the road too. That also is very dangerous. I think after the discovery of the mobile there are more road accidents due to negligence than before.

I am always good with my phone. I keep my bag on the back seat when I am alone so that if it rings or I receive a message I won’t be tempted to answer it while I’m driving. It is dangerous and the penalty is stiff if you are caught! It is foolish and I don’t see the need to pick up the phone while driving.

was he texting or talking? because there is a difference I really don't understand why ANYONE wants to be typing while driving - how stupid are they? But I can understand talking, its just an extension of visiting with passengers after all...

Hello mimpi. Our government has been stressing the importance of driving safely, yet still quite a few careless drivers don't care much their own as well as others' safety because they make calls or smoke during the course of driving. I have met drivers of this kind. I don't feel safe in their cars if they do so. Also drunk driving is forbidden and is strictly checked. Once caught, the driver will be fined for driving after drinking. I think that it helps enhance our sense of safety to both the drivers and the passengers. Have a good day, mimpi.

Hi mimpi, How are you? Hope you are doing well. Now people can’t live without mobile and there is no timing to use the same or no manners to keep. I have seen that people are using the mobile and riding the two wheelers. I have seen the same in four wheelers but two wheelers are more dangerous and should be avoid the mobile while driving. I think people are not caring about themselves and always in a hurry. They can stop for a while if the matter is urgent or send the text after reaching the destination. If the road is not busy then there is no problem otherwise they should take care to avoid accidents.

Nothing worse than driving down the street and almost getting run off the road by someone texting. There is a law here now against it because there are a lot of driving accidents that are related to the new drunk driving.

You know what I have done it before and almost got into a accident, and I have not done it since, it's very dangerous to text while driving, and I tell anyone who will listen.

I have lost friends due to them driving while they were drunk! as well as them getting into big accidents while they were texting! I have made it a personal rule for that if I am drunk I will not drive under any circumstances. Just get a cab. Even one drink down and no driving. And as for texting, I use a blue tooth while I talk to my friends and family while driving as I refuse to hold the cell in my hand. Texting is out of the question!

In my country Philippines, texting while driving is a major traffic violation. Why, because it had cost a lot of lives in the highway. Many accidents happen while doing this. Even being sleepy while driving is dangerous too. I have a friend who's tired but tried to get his way home. He have to travel a long way and thus while in the road, he unconsciously closed his eyes and a couple of seconds after he realized that he & his car almost fell off the cliff. Sometime a month or months ago, I have spotted news on TV that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California USA, also passed an ordinance prohibiting texting while driving. His wife as one of the violator, was also apprehended by him =) I also discovered a website http://donttextwhiledriving.org You might want to check that one out =)

it depends on the text, because if you has a text to someone who has your kids or its your mom, you has to answer it. the only way you can tell is if you have a type of ringtone that resprent them, if you don't has a ringtone, i advice you to wait to you get home.. so it depends on the sitiution..

Selfish people text while driving, or drinking. They only care about themselves, as they know better, and what could happen. Good post.

If they cannot wait until they are home, they could at least pull over in order not to endanger innocent others. I pull over. Today I stopped along the road to take some pictures with my phone and sent them to a friend, but not while driving.

hi mimpi1911 hi again. here in cA. its against the law to drive and text like that. people get big fines for breaking that law. There is no reason why the texting could not wait until one is out of the car, why endanger your own life and the lives of others'just for a silly text thing. It can wait until you are out of your car.

I have a hard enough time keeping up with some of my friend's texts when I am not doing something that could endanger my life or the lives of others. I definitely do not text and drive, although I do talk on the phone while driving, but I have a hands-free device, so it is not any different than talking to someone in the car with me, except of course that the person I am talking to is on the other end of the phone.

I'm blind so i don't drive but I don't use my phone when Im' walking as I also neeed to be aware of where I'm going.

No, I don't text and drive, that's just plain irresponsible and inconsiderate, especially if you have passengers. Speaking of which, did you see that video from CNN which had the bus driver texting while he was driving. As he was casually texting on his phone, his bus slams into the rear end of an SUV at full speed. He didn't realize that there was a traffic jam right in front of him. Careless, I tell ya, just careless. It was a good thing that SUV had no passengers in the rear seat. What if there was a baby on board?