Drexing - When Driving?
1.15.2010
Okay we all get irritated with the driver who has no idea how to drive in the left lane, when everyone is humming along at a good speed. The restless people, like us, who want to arrive at their destination before 9:00pm start to swing to the right and pass the slow vehicle. Then we can’t believe our eyes, the slow car has a driver on a cell phone, no headset with phone up to the ear, just talking away.
Or have you ever been driving behind someone and they keep weaving a little in the lane, only to find out that they are trying to text and drive?
Okay, now, folks with the cell phones, iPods and whatever has you so busy while driving, do we have to tell you to cut it out? Where have you been? Do you care so little about your life and other drivers’ that you just can’t stop this craziness?
Okay, we realize that sometimes it is very important to receive calls that are urgent or deal with business. If the call is so-o-o long, that you drive slower and slow traffic down, wouldn’t it make more sense and definitely safer to take an exit or pull over on the side to finish the conversation?
On to the next irritant, okay, so you don’t have a CD player, cassette player, or radio in your car, buy one to play in the car. True, these items do not have 3000 songs to choose from, but they are much safer on the road. If one is so intense on hearing their songs that they put ear plugs on and tune out the rest of what’s happening on the road, you are a hazard to safe drivers. We know that iPod lovers are smart folks, find something!
If all the above takes away one’s attention to safe driving, this one takes the cake, texting while driving – drexing. We have seen folks trying to put on make-up, read a map, read a newspaper, or anything that takes your eyes off the road and no matter what the reason for doing this, it is reckless driving. To actually try to read a text and then, to reply is ridiculous or to type a text or email is incredible. What are you thinking? Your eyes are off the road for a brief second, (so you think!) and whop, you ran into the car in front of you and that car, the car in front of him and so on. The car was actually a safe distance from you, but oh no, this text is so important, you have to respond right there and then. Wouldn’t it make more sense to get OFF THE ROAD? What happens if you get off the road, well, all the traffic that was poking along may well be gone when you get back on and you find that you end up missing all that tension of driving fast and close.
Or you have been off the road for a few minutes and you come back to the traffic and it’s still moving slow, isn’t your mind clear of the distraction. You took care of the issue, you have a clear mind, now to drive sensibly. Now, if you are still worrying about emailing, texting, etc. somebody, once you back on the road, ride a train, take a plane, ride a bus and you won’t have any fuss. Is it so hard to say: “I would like to talk with you, but I'm on the road, I’ll call you as soon as I stop?” What about, “I m glad you called, I don’t talk while I'm driving, I’ll call you soon.” We know, this one will definitely kill folks on the go, just let the message go to voicemail. Yes, some messages are very important to hear. If it’s that important to hear, get off the road and listen, handle it, turn around and go back if you have to or find an airport to fly to get to a problem that requires your immediate prescence.
All, we ask is don’t try to carry out all of this while driving on the road, not just a highway, on any road.
Come On, People: "let's be careful out there!"
Posted by Just Ask Madeline at 2/13/2012 9:13 PM 
Categories: For What it's Worth, Information for life, Does This Make Sense?
Tags: drexing drive while texting cell phones hazard while driving
Categories: For What it's Worth, Information for life, Does This Make Sense?
Tags: drexing drive while texting cell phones hazard while driving
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