
Over the weekend an old friend of my family lost her son in a car accident. He was walking to his own car parked on the street when a girl, who at time had been texting, wasn't paying attention and hit him--killing him instantly in front of his twin brother. He wasn't more than 19 years old.
I'll admit that I text every now and then while I drive, in addition to talking on the phone...and from now on I'm going to make a big effort to stop doing that.
FYI: A study showed that people are 23 times more likely to get in an accident when they are text messaging. And I'm sure there are more studies out there that have higher statistics.
So I advice you guys to think twice before you txt, because chances are whatever your texting isn't more important than your life or of those on the road with you. Keep your conversations short when talking and simply do not text while driving--there is obviously no way your eye or your concentration is on the road.













