I usually discuss my true pet peeve – elderly drivers and the need for national yearly testing – and tell my readers to blog about teen drivers on their own blogs and let me link to them, since I don’t have kids and don’t know many teens. I just think I can’t really comment.
That said, today this article on teen drivers got my complete and undivided attention, and not in a good way. From the “are you fucking kidding me?” files, I present these excerpts:
NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters Life!) – The majority of young U.S. drivers admit they chat on their cell phones and text message while driving — and almost a half of them see no reason to stop.
ADVERTISEMENTA survey by the Zogby International polling firm released on Wednesday found 66 percent of U.S. drivers aged between 18 and 24 send text messages while driving and 93 percent talk on their cell phone behind the wheel.
Yes, you read that right. TEXTING. Not just talking, which is unsafe enough… TEXTING. Ugh.
Someone send out the LOLCats since the parents obviously can’t be trusted NOT to monitor teen cell use and driving: “I’M IN UR ENGINE BLOCK, DISCONNECTIN UR DISTRIBUTOR”.
Source: Yahoo News
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June 7, 2007 at 2:28 pm |
I cant even imagine what to do when JCH is old enough to drive, he better have enough common sense to drive with both hands on the wheel, not that I always set the best example, (sometimes I do talk on my cell phone when I drive, yes I am an asshole) but TEXT? no.fucking.way.
June 7, 2007 at 3:06 pm |
I talk on my phone while I drive, with a headset, so at least I can keep both hands available. I know that I’m still somewhat distracted, but I usually try to not be on the phone in heavy traffic and such.
Just as bad as the Texting Teens are the Blackberry Bureaucrats. Seriously. I can’t stand it when I see people typing away on their blackberries while driving. Gah.
LOLcat reference? Best ever!!!
June 7, 2007 at 5:09 pm |
Texting? And driving?? WTFF? And right now, my son who keeps his phone turned off whenever he;s in the car is riding with friends who text from everywhere. I am not in my happy place right now. Nice catch with the article. And the lolcats- I think I broke something!
June 9, 2007 at 4:25 pm |
Check this out:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/
industries/insurance/
2007-06-04-teen-insurance-usat_N.htm