“I do not know when the bad habit started, but I have been texting and driving for a really long time. I always heard the warnings—listened to the radio commercials, watched the infomercials and even heard stories of friends of friends. This did not stop me; I was always in the mindset that it would not happen to me. This past fall semester, I was leaving school and was heading to the dentist appointment. I was at a stop light, browsing through Instagram. When I looked up, the light was green for me to go. Without even looking left or right to see if the coast was clear for me to go, I accelerated. The next thing I knew, I was slamming on my brakes because a car was directly in front of me. Apparently, the lady had run the red light and unfortunately,
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Any last minute messages that I “must” send are sent prior to me getting into my car. I also put my phone on vibrate or silent so that I do not risk the temptation of reaching over and digging through my bag to find the phone and answer it. Whatever it is, it can wait. Now that I think about it, it is crazy how impulsive it was for me to constantly be on my phone while I was driving. I must say, I considered myself to be quite talented because I would type the fastest messages without looking down at the phone sometimes. I think that is another reason why it was so hard of a habit to kick, because I would think that technically I did not have to even be looking at the phone. However, I told myself that that was beside the point. My mind would be elsewhere; I should be focused because I am operating a vehicle that needs my full attention—not only for my safety, but for others as well. We just think we are so invincible when we are younger, and it is definitely not true. I am very thankful that nothing too terrible happened the day of my accident and that I did not hurt anyone. I would of never been able to forgive myself. It was a mistake that turned into a life lesson indeed, and I hope that I can set a better example for my younger brother and
Any last minute messages that I “must” send are sent prior to me getting into my car. I also put my phone on vibrate or silent so that I do not risk the temptation of reaching over and digging through my bag to find the phone and answer it. Whatever it is, it can wait. Now that I think about it, it is crazy how impulsive it was for me to constantly be on my phone while I was driving. I must say, I considered myself to be quite talented because I would type the fastest messages without looking down at the phone sometimes. I think that is another reason why it was so hard of a habit to kick, because I would think that technically I did not have to even be looking at the phone. However, I told myself that that was beside the point. My mind would be elsewhere; I should be focused because I am operating a vehicle that needs my full attention—not only for my safety, but for others as well. We just think we are so invincible when we are younger, and it is definitely not true. I am very thankful that nothing too terrible happened the day of my accident and that I did not hurt anyone. I would of never been able to forgive myself. It was a mistake that turned into a life lesson indeed, and I hope that I can set a better example for my younger brother and