Confessions of an SMS Driver
My name is Rico Mossesgeld, and I'm a bad driver.
No it's not because I fail to signal before turning. Nor is it the way I cut into lane openings. Not even my driving at 60 kph in a residential road.
I'm a bad driver because while I zoom down the highway at 100+ kph, I'm busy texting on my smartphone. And continue to do so, despite almost rear-ending a truck because of it.
Yes, I know the dangers. Not only to myself, but to my fellow drivers as well. The problem is, in my text-crazy country, everyone's practically doing it, so I guess we're all on the same boat.
But that's no excuse. I promise to no longer text while driving, even if my contact urgently demands a reply, and I can't take the time to pull over and compose my answer safely.
And yes, even if I can actually write this post on my mobile, with a numeric keypad and while driving, I promise to give that up, lest the curse of mobility take over my life. Because in today's world, don't text and drive should hold as much weight as don't drink and drive.
(inspired by Mauricio Freitas of Geekzone)
Sasha
March 25th, 2007 at 5:22 pm #
Not to mention innocent passengers! Gawd!
Rico
March 26th, 2007 at 12:16 am #
Haha, thanks for reminding me about that!
Reggie
March 27th, 2007 at 12:54 am #
i used to chat with my girlfriend using my I-mate Jasjar (HTC Universal) while driving at South Expressway. my arms do the driving and my hands do the chatting. i don’t think i’ll ever do that stunt again. hehehe!
donate car
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:08 am #
You’re right Rico. Writing messages while driving is as bad as drinking before driving, but you could always get worse. For example Drinking WHILE driving. So we, sms drivers, are not so bad after all.
Rico
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 am #
Yep, but “SMS Driving” still has its share of dangers, catastrophic traffic accidents being one of them.
Narpat
February 10th, 2008 at 1:13 am #
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