That’s what driving while “intexticated” seems to be:
An auto safety site in the United States claims that 23% of auto accidents in 2011 involved a cell phone.
If correct, that should be no surprise. The minimum distraction is 5 sec, which is just enough to close the “window of opportunity” that our driving instructors told us about—the few seconds when we can avoid an anticipated crash.
Fifty-five percent of young adult drivers think it is easy to text while driving, but 10% were found, when studied, to be driving outside their lane at the time.
No wonder they call it “driving while intexticated”: Social media addiction comes, like other addictions, with a free I-deny-I-have-a-problem package.
A problem yes. But with texting while driving, the substance that causes the addiction seems to be pure information. Not chemicals.
Thoughts?
See also: Introducing information, and why it matters