Distracted driving is dangerous, and it can seriously injure others. In the worst case scenario, people can die because someone is using a mobile phone while driving.
It can happen on any road, and at any time, so every road user must pay attention to driving, instead of his or her smartphone. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world where everybody respects the rules, so distracted driving happens. The phenomenon probably takes place every day, on any given road.
The only thing that stops people from crashing their vehicles because of distracted driving, in many cases, is pure luck. That is the only thing that goes between someone getting home safe and arriving at a hospital with an ambulance.
Evidently, modern safety systems have curbed the risks a bit, but do not imagine that you are safe to take your eyes off the road to read or send a text message.
Using Facebook, or Twitter, or Snapchat, or whatever popular social app these days should never happen while you are driving. If you do this from time to time, just stop the activity while driving.
A vehicle is a dangerous object, even if you do not see it that way. Just think about it - a simple test, a stack of bills for a car, and you are on the road.
It is too easy to get a driver’s license in most cars, and many people do not think that much about the responsibility that comes with it. Instead, they live in the bubble of “it is not going to happen to me,” and they eventually crash. Some live to tell the tale, while others die or get scarred for life.
A motorcycle vlogger that goes by the username “Walterrific” has crashed his motorbike while using his smartphone. He used to tether his mobile in a dedicated stand on his handlebar, but he wanted to change the song that was being streamed into his headphones. For some reason, using the buttons on his headset did not work, so he took his eyes off the road and looked at his phone.
A few seconds after that, his bike crashed into a curb, right after a very smooth turn. The entire accident could have been avoided, along with breaking his collarbone, but he was not paying attention and ended up in an ambulance. Fortunately, Walter had the common sense and courage to post the video online, just to show others how dangerous this can be. Get well soon!
Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland. Full profile
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