Driven to Distraction - Current Event 1

After reading this article in the NYTimes it really got me to thinking about some of the tragedy that has occured in my town. Since my fiance heard on the radio that no one is allowed to talk or text on their phone during school hours and that teens under 18 cannot talk or text at all, I have really been trying to not talk or text while I am in my car. I agree with the article saying that having someone in the car is somewhat of a distraction, so you're less likely to be distracted by the phone because you're too busy interacting with the conversation being held with the passenger. I worry about two of my best friends quite often because they tell me the same thing the one woman's friend told her, "I don't even have to look when I'm texting." Well, it's also one less hand that could be on the wheel. We had a tragedy happen a couple years ago in my town. A young girl, still in high school, was on a farm road, texting one of her friends and wasn't prepared for the curve ahead. She crashed and has been in a coma ever since. I often pray that her family stays strong and that she will pull through, but her story goes to show how harmful it might be to be texting or even talking on a cell phone.