Girl dies in a car accident while sending text msg

[Carpenter]

If you look around any group of young people younger than 30 and those older on their Blackberrys you will see a certain percentage sending text messaging and emailing, oblivious to the world.

I have been guilty sending emails and even looking at maps on my blackberry (posting on AFF during church notwithstanding), while driving and several times I have had close calls...

I have pretty much given it up after having the droppings scared out of me.

How many of you text or email or post while driving?

Well...I suggest you give it up, but I am not going to advocate a law to dictate your morality. :D


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405161,00.html

[The Mrs]

The worst I've done is walking and txting.

After a couple near misses with poles, I gave it up too. :D

[Sherri]

I admit that I have texted (sp) a few times while driving. But I can't see the screen because I don't have on reading glasses while I'm driving, so my son just informed me the other day that I have spelled a lot of things wrong lately while texting. LOL! From now on, I will have to text when I can actually wear my reading glasses.

[ForeverBlessed]

If you look around any group of young people younger than 30 and those older on their Blackberrys you will see a certain percentage sending text messaging and emailing, oblivious to the world.

I have been guilty sending emails and even looking at maps on my blackberry (posting on AFF during church notwithstanding), while driving and several times I have had close calls...

I have pretty much given it up after having the droppings scared out of me.

How many of you text or email or post while driving?

Well...I suggest you give it up, but I am not going to advocate a law to dictate your morality. :D


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405161,00.html


I had to give it up... scared me a couple of times... I just can't multitask

[CC1]

That girl had also been drinking. Driving and texting are bad enough but when you add alcohol into the mix that is pretty much asking for the worst to happen.

I had read an article earlier this year similar to this where a girl was actually in the middle of either texting or talking to her mom when he had a fatal car accident. Very sad.

I have been quilty of sending a short email or two on my Blackberry while driving down a nearly deserted rural four lane I drive on often. Not often though. I generally pull over if I need to respond to an email.

[U376977]

Guilty. I answer emails on my bb all the time while driving. I have taught my wife how to use my bb so if she is with me she will send my dictated emails.

[Timmy]

Same thing happened to a teen just down the street from us, about a year ago. Or so they think - not sure.

Me? I can barely text while I'm texting! I'd rather just call and talk. Texting is too slow.

[TRFrance]

Someone made a tribute to her on YouTube.
Very sad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0YUYYvLklc

[Michael Phelps]

That girl had also been drinking. Driving and texting are bad enough but when you add alcohol into the mix that is pretty much asking for the worst to happen.

I had read an article earlier this year similar to this where a girl was actually in the middle of either texting or talking to her mom when he had a fatal car accident. Very sad.

I have been quilty of sending a short email or two on my Blackberry while driving down a nearly deserted rural four lane I drive on often. Not often though. I generally pull over if I need to respond to an email.

I am using this story as my "safety minute" this morning in our daily status meeting. It's very serious.......

[Evang.Benincasa]

How about just using the phone the way it's intended to be used.

The Greek word "phone" means voice, not text "grammea."

Individual texing while driving is just another way to thin the herd.

[tamor]

Guilty.

[COOPER]

All teens should wear a Helmet and racing gloves.

The car should have a full roll cage and open headers.

[MrsMcD]

Guilty.

Me too.

[HeavenlyOne]

I have texted while driving, but only to answer a very short question, or at the red light to tell them I'm driving and will call or text them later.

I have, however, texted while walking. That can be embarrassing!! LOL!

[Pragmatist]

I have never sent a text message and don't even know how. (And I think I'm relatively young.)

[Esther]

I have never sent a text message and don't even know how. (And I think I'm relatively young.)

Same here, except for the young part, young at heart count?:tease

[Cindy]

So what? People do all kinds of things while driving. One of my ex SIL's use to put on her make-up while driving. Ran into a tree once and messed up her car. She was not injured, and this was before air bags.

Moral to this story, don't drink, text, and drive.

[Oneness Man]

If you look around any group of young people younger than 30 and those older on their Blackberrys you will see a certain percentage sending text messaging and emailing, oblivious to the world.

I have been guilty sending emails and even looking at maps on my blackberry (posting on AFF during church notwithstanding), while driving and several times I have had close calls...

I have pretty much given it up after having the droppings scared out of me.

How many of you text or email or post while driving?

Well...I suggest you give it up, but I am not going to advocate a law to dictate your morality. :D


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405161,00.html

Nothing is that important to email or texting while driving, because it is not using common sense or Godly wisdom.

[Tina]

I don't use the email on my cell. I rarely send text messages. (Except to Tamor when she's working... LOL) I'm definitely not driving and trying to text message someone. If I am driving and receive a message that's so urgent that it must have an immediate answer, I'll use the voice activation on my phone and tell it to call the person. Then I'll use the handsfree set to talk. I hate being a distracted driver. My life, and my kids lives are more important to me than sending a message.

[dizzyde]

I've done it a few times, and while in the process mentally acknowledged how stupid I am being. I didn't do it very well either.

Speaking of walking and texting, my pastor mentioned Sunday morning (his message was actually titled "Text Messaging"!) that there is a town that has actually installed padding on their street light and utility poles because there have been so many injuries from people walking into poles! I can't remember where it was.

[ManOfWord]

Guilty as charged! I text and update Twitter and post on AFF while doing a number of things, including driving. I am an excellent multi-tasker...............I guess everyone is until........BAM!!!

I'm just not as quick as some others because I also try to watch where I'm going! LD

[tamor]

I don't use the email on my cell. I rarely send text messages. (Except to Tamor when she's working... LOL) I'm definitely not driving and trying to text message someone. If I am driving and receive a message that's so urgent that it must have an immediate answer, I'll use the voice activation on my phone and tell it to call the person. Then I'll use the handsfree set to talk. I hate being a distracted driver. My life, and my kids lives are more important to me than sending a message.


Tina sent me a VERY long text message while she was driving yesterday!

:toofunny :bolt :bolt

[HeavenlyOne]

I've done it a few times, and while in the process mentally acknowledged how stupid I am being. I didn't do it very well either.

Speaking of walking and texting, my pastor mentioned Sunday morning (his message was actually titled "Text Messaging"!) that there is a town that has actually installed padding on their street light and utility poles because there have been so many injuries from people walking into poles! I can't remember where it was.

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