This is another posting about driving – not about my car, though! ๐
Now that I am higher up on the roads and less bullied, I am more aware of other dangers on the road – or rather, give more attention to different bad driving habits.
Using cell phones while driving.
Although social media has passed around different videos of teenagers texting and driving, or accidents occurring by a moment’s look down at a phone, this is not changing people’s behavior. In Dubai now, cameras can capture people using their phones while driving resulting in a fine. For some this may be enough of a deterrent, but this is only for some and at the moment not in AD.
My social question is: ย What makes people think they are so much more important than anyone else that they can endanger the lives of others on the road? What makes people think that their response is needed so immediately that they cannot focus on driving safely? What makes people think that their lives are more important than others that being ‘bored’ justifies reading or messaging on their phones while driving? Finally, why don’t people ask these questions and reflect on their own?
In my opinion, no one and nothing is so important that requires the risk of one single life behind the wheel of a car. A car is a weapon. While we can make arguments about not using guns, we ignore an argument against not using phones and driving. So, here’s a news flash – you’re just not that important! Stop threatening lives on the road, please!
-T ๐
