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creepy
“Even cars are gettin creepy wid it. Erryones a d*mn stalka now.” Although my friend isn’t so gifted with the words, he’s definitely right.
And people really need another distraction while driving? I know we’ve all see people eating, on a call, texting, or putting on their make-up while driving. Now they can check their facebook too?
multitasking- talking/walking/driving while texting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW8xmI4w6U
I’m sure we all have seen the infamous video of a young woman who thinks it is very easy to walk and text but soon realized that this wasn’t so after she ends up in a water fountain in the middle of the Mall. Examining the video, it was so obvious that she was so focused and devoted to texting, she somewhat forgot that she has to look ahead instead of down on her cell phone to move forward. We all text, everyday, constantly, frequently, some more than others. It is a way of communicating with friends, families, coworkers or whoever the case may be. Short messages or long messages, it is still challenging to focus your complete and utter attention to texting and any other activity that is done at the exact moment.
Speaking from personal experiences, I text a lot, but it is very hard for me to text and walk, text and talk or to text and do any other activities that require a solid amount of attention. Texting while talking to someone rude, while talking or driving while texting can be very dangerous. Whenever I talk to my mom, I definitely have to pay attention and not text, because she asks questions to see if I really was paying attention or just nodding for the sake of nodding. : )
Also, we all know that texting while driving is very dangerous. Texting requires more attention and because of this, we tend to limit the attention of focusing on the road, and place more emphasis on the texting which in many cases, result in accidents, fender benders and even fatalities.
So for those of us who text and drive/walk/talk or any other activities, be careful you may end up tripping, falling into fountains or even seriously hurt.
