The old joke is that someone couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time. For some of us, this is true.
However, I'm watching a new generation who thinks they can do that and more.
They are smoking, talking on their cell phone, drinking their cafe lattes and also driving.
Well, I'm not so sure about their driving.
When I see one of these multi-taskers heading back onto the highway after their habitual stop at Starbucks, I'm leery about whether they are even looking at oncoming traffic. They've got just too darn much stuff going on to be the responsible driver I know they THINK they are.
And I'm not sure if they are breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend while they are talking or texting on the cell phone. Who knows what state of mind they are in...some don't look very friendly.
This all gives me the heebie-jeebies.
I've been in a wreck and it isn't much fun....especially waiting an hour for the Bismarck police to arrive at the scene. I can just imagine having to make small talk with one of these multi-taskers for an hour while I'm steaming mad because they've banged up a fender of my car.
I don't need this...and, frankly, the driver of the other car won't be very happy that they ran into me either. I may, as the saying goes, advance from preaching to meddling. Or as the boys say, I may not use my nice voice.
How do we get this message to the drivers with ADD that they need to concentrate on driving and put down the cigarettes, the coffee and the cell phone while behind the wheel?
Will it take legislative action? If so, I'm for it.
And yet, I think there will have to be actual highway carnage before people wake up and start paying attention.
The car they are driving is a ton of metal that can kill if they are not prepared...and judging by their driving habits, they are not.
Please, I'm begging, when behind the wheel...just drive. That's enough.
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Driving while "intexticated" is not pretty. I was sent a very graphic email last week showing the end result of someone who was texting and crossed the centerline. Not pretty. I agree that most people really just need to hang up and drive!
You know what would be helpful? If they left a few wrecked cars laying around with big signs saying 7 friends and neighbors were killed in this wreck caused by a careless driver.Maybe have pictures in the paper so the public could see and read about the highway carnage going on.Instead ,they pick up an accident seen as fast as possible and hide the automobile as far back in a lot as they can jam it.When I was young the car was left on main street so people could be shocked at the damage done to a car in a fatal accident.My son and I were at a yard for these wrecked cars the other day.I looked in a pickup cab smashed from a head-on collision.I could feel the presence of death and didn't realize how far back the front of an automoble could be pushed.One after another,all caused by at least one careless driver.Maybe we would become callus and not notice after while but if pubic display of these mangled autos saved one life it would make a lifetime of difference to someone.
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