When I texted my mom about the accident, she replied, "Just tell me you weren't on your phone? And you are ok? How bad is the damage?"
Happily I relied that I was NOT texting or on my phone when it happened but how often have we heard stories about people who have gotten in accident because they were looking at their phone. People have been killed because people can't wait to see who texted them or to switch to the next song.
Even thought I was not on my phone while I was driving at that moment, it still made me think that next time it could be worst. myself or someone else could be seriously injured because I was inpatient . Maybe its a sign that I need to work on my patience :)
I now have a goal to not look at my phone while I am driving and to be more observant while I drive. I was lucky this time around but next time I may not be as lucky.
Media is great but it can be deadly.
I'm so sorry that you got in an accident, but I'm glad you're safe. While reading your post I thought of something related to texting and driving that really annoys me. It drives me crazy when people text at stop lights and then don't notice when the light turns green and they hold up everyone else. It's super rude. I think the world would be a much better place if we could all just wait to check our phones until we get where we're going.
ReplyDeleteReading through your post made me think of the notion that media and technology can be both a blessing and a curse in our lives. We have to make sure that we are always using media in the proper way and at the proper time. Thank you for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteI have thought about this exact thing this week. I read a news article about a man who dropped his cell phone while he was driving and reached down to pick it up and swerved and hit another car. It is a good reminder for us to think about how fast things can happen and how we need to put our electronics down to not only protect ourselves but those around us.
ReplyDelete#agreed This is an ironic post to read as I'm driving to class trying to comment on people's blog just in case of a blog quiz :) putting my phone down now
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