New Approaches to End Texting While Driving

摘要

Most people are aware of the dangers of driving while intoxicated, but what about driving while intexticated? Intextication, says California Highway Patrol officer Brian Pennings, occurs when someone becomes disengaged with his/her surroundings because s/he is too mentally occupied with a cell phone. While intextication can cause people to make mistakes at home or at work, its most serious cases generally occur while driving. According to Pennings, drivers who are texting are twice as likely to crash than those driving under the influence of alcohol.