Warning! Texting While Walking May Cause Death

I was reading on one of our local news websites yesterday that ER doctors are actually warning people that texting while doing other activities may be hazardous to your health. They actually see people come into the emergency room with injuries sustained from trying to do two things at once.

One doctor said, "While you may think you're multi-tasking, you really are not. You're just putting yourself and others in danger." People have walked into poles, stepped off of sidewalks into oncoming traffic, and even knocked other innocent people down in their rush to get that text message sent off.

Now come on! Do we really need to be told that texting (or talking on a cell phone) while doing other activities that require our complete attention is dangerous? Have we really turned into a bunch of mindless, texting, cell phone talking bunch of idiots? Seriously, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if you're trying to send a text message while driving a car, you're more than likely going to have an accident sooner or later. It's common sense.

Apparently, with all this technology, common sense has been tossed out the window to make room for all that texting lingo.

In the good old days, before cell phones, all you had to worry about on the road was the occasional woman who drove and put her makeup on in the rearview mirror at the same time. Now, everyone has cell phones, and nobody's paying attention to where the hell they are going. And now, according to the doctors, it's not just the drivers you have to worry about. Mad texters are picking people off on the sidewalks, for godsake! You're taking your life in your own hands whenever you step out of the house.

As ridiculous as this all sounds, it's true. Get a life. Grow a brain, and stop texting or talking on the cell phone while doing something else that may endanger your life or someone else's. Slow down. Enjoy life. That message or phone call can wait.