OUR VIEW: That textual content message can wait! Put your telephone down whereas driving
Revealed 11:30 am Saturday, September 24, 2022
It looks like each time we flip round, we’re discovering out a couple of wreck in Troup County.
Generally these wrecks lead to minor accidents or simply an annoying site visitors jam on Interstate 85. Different instances, sadly, somebody dies.
We’ve gotten to the purpose in society the place even whereas driving many really feel like they will’t put their telephones down. Work is all the time ready. Or household. Or that buddy that all the time appears to ship the funniest gifs.
However think about trying down at your telephone for a second too lengthy, and an animal leaping from out of the bushes into the roadway. Or the automobile in entrance of you all of the sudden stopping unexpectedly.
Or who is aware of what. Something can occur.
We see individuals run into issues when strolling whereas trying down at their telephones. Or stumble. Or fully miss one thing unbelievable happening round them. That’s strolling, one thing we’ve all been doing since we had been toddlers.
So why on this planet would anybody wish to do it at 70 miles per hour? Or 80? And even 55?
In the USA, over 3,100 individuals had been killed and about 424,000 had been injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019.
Take into consideration what number of textual content messages you ship per day which are actually THAT necessary — life or demise. They will’t wait 5 minutes. Or 10.
We’re guessing these types of messages occur hardly ever, and once they do, it’s in all probability simpler to name. Or simply pull over and ship that textual content. Utilizing palms free calling permits you to drive whereas nonetheless getting no matter enterprise performed that you just want.
Put your telephone down. Driving is harmful sufficient as it’s. We’ll additionally remind you that in Georgia texting whereas driving is against the law. In the event you’re caught, you’ll get a ticket.
So do us a favor — don’t trigger an accident as a result of a textual content message — one which in all probability isn’t crucial — can’t wait 5 minutes.
