My 23-year-old sister and I didn't speak for days after that fight. I own a car and I told her that I didn't want her driving it if she had that kind of attitude about texting (not just because its dangerous; but also because I spent 3 years earning the money to buy my car and it's my baby ~_^). Sometimes I have to let her use it because my mother needs her car. My sister swears that she respects my wishes and doesn't text while driving my baby. But I don't believe her. :(
Sometimes I'm amazed some teenagers even live to adulthood. That's just stupid to text while driving!
I know! When we got home from that drive, I fully expected my other sister and her friend to see things my way (for God's sake, she was checking FACEBOOK while behind the wheel!!). But the teenage friend just said, "I text and drive, too! It's OK if you're a good driver!"
...*sigh* I'm a good driver. But I've had many close calls because someone suddenly pulled out in front of me. Or because the driver in front of me slammed on his brakes. Or because a kid ran into the street without looking. All of those things happened in a second! And I can't bear to imagine what may have happened if I had been distracted by my phone at any of those times.
The thing that bothers me the most is the apparent lack of empathy on the part of the pro-texters. The main reason I don't use my cell in the car isn't the law or fear for my own safety. It's the fear that I might kill another person because of a damn phone call and have to live with the guilt for the rest of my life. I don't know about you; but I could never live with myself if my irresponsibility caused an accident that ruined or ended another person's life.
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Date: 2010-05-21 05:22 am (UTC)Sometimes I have to let her use it because my mother needs her car. My sister swears that she respects my wishes and doesn't text while driving my baby. But I don't believe her. :(
Sometimes I'm amazed some teenagers even live to adulthood. That's just stupid to text while driving!
I know! When we got home from that drive, I fully expected my other sister and her friend to see things my way (for God's sake, she was checking FACEBOOK while behind the wheel!!). But the teenage friend just said, "I text and drive, too! It's OK if you're a good driver!"
...*sigh* I'm a good driver. But I've had many close calls because someone suddenly pulled out in front of me. Or because the driver in front of me slammed on his brakes. Or because a kid ran into the street without looking. All of those things happened in a second! And I can't bear to imagine what may have happened if I had been distracted by my phone at any of those times.
The thing that bothers me the most is the apparent lack of empathy on the part of the pro-texters. The main reason I don't use my cell in the car isn't the law or fear for my own safety. It's the fear that I might kill another person because of a damn phone call and have to live with the guilt for the rest of my life. I don't know about you; but I could never live with myself if my irresponsibility caused an accident that ruined or ended another person's life.