Do you text while driving despite the MD ban that went into effect in October?

My suspicion is that people have hardly slowed their texting habits even though it’s illegal to text message while operating a vehicle in many states now, including Maryland. I asked the question on Facebook to see what responses I’d get from my peers.

Drunk drivers cause less accidents than texting drivers

Neal Rodriguez of the Huffington Post posted this graphic in his article on texting while driving Monday. I think it speaks for itself.

Do you think you can drive safely while text messaging?

The New York Times released this driving and texting simulation to demonstrate how difficult it is to drive properly while text messaging. Below is a screenshot, but you can do the activity for yourself on their website. Honestly, this activity is highly challenging, but probably not realistic. I don’t know about you, but I don’t [...]

“Texting can be deadly” video makes an impact

Driving is part of social responsibility. With about 62 million registered vehicles in the U.S. (according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Statistical Records Office), there are a lot of people sitting behind the wheel of 2-ton (or heavier) hunk of metal moving at high speeds. Human error while driving can lead to disaster. So [...]