My road.<\/p>\n
Phone in hand.<\/p>\n
Also their lives.<\/p>\n
And mine. And mine. (No, I’m not repeating myself; that’s an optical “illusion.”) <\/p>\n
Last week, I asked if there’s anyone left who just drives when they’re behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
Today, I’m wondering when smartphone ownership came with a membership to the Flat Earth Society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I own a pre-smart phone.<\/p>\n
I used to use it in pre-smart ways. \ud83d\ude41 Like talking and texting while driving. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n
Then the law in Oregon changed.<\/p>\n
Then I read some stuff online that I believed. \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n
Now I’m smarter. (My phone’s still the dumb<\/span> pre-smart variety.)<\/p>\n
Oh. Here’s where I got the stuff in the pink box above: Driving and talking on cell phones, the sequel: science vs. convenience<\/a> (it includes a foreign-language video at the end).<\/p>\n
Having said all that, I still wish I had the option to answer my phone while driving.<\/p>\n
Actually, I do.<\/p>\n
But now I’m smarter.<\/p>\n
For which I’m glad.<\/p>\n
And so should you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
PS: Check out these posts also:<\/p>\n
\n
- No More Driving and Texting<\/a><\/li>\n
- Worse Than DUI<\/a><\/li>\n
- Crazy Behind the Wheel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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