Text And Die

Want to know what’s worse than drinking and driving? Texting and driving. Yup. You read that right. The guy who downs a several beers before getting behind the wheel and driving home is actually a better bet than the teenage football star who is trying to text his buddies on the way home from school.

Studies have repeatedly shown that texting and driving is the most distracting thing a driver can be doing while they are supposed to be DRIVING. It requires the driver to not only take their eyes off the road, but their brains shift focus away from driving as well, making it doubly dangerous.

Now, we’re not suggesting drunk drivers are ok. No. We’re suggesting that texting and driving is a recipe for disaster.

NY defensive driving means paying attention to what is going on around you at all times. Being a good defensive driver in New York means being twice as vigilant as you would someplace that wasn’t home to more than 19,000,000 people.

New York is a great place to live, but if you want to go on living, especially if you drive, you need to be smart. Don’t allow yourself to become distracted by digital devices that draw your attention away from the road. The road is where the danger is, not on your phone. Whoever is calling you or texting you will call you back. Or, you can call them back when you get to where you are going, assuming you even want to talk to them at all. There is no need to endanger your own life and the life of everyone you share the road with by trying to do anything other than driving.

Defensive driving New York is an important skill to have for anyone hitting the roads today, or any day. It can help you understand the risks you take every time you get behind the wheel. And unfortunately, there are many, no need to make texting one of yours.

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