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> "It's not possible to operate a vehicle in motion and text simultaneously in a safe manner." This statement has been proven true by multiple studies now, man

> "It's not possible to operate a vehicle in motion and text simultaneously in a safe manner." This statement has been proven true by multiple studies now, many of them coming to the conclusion that texting while driving can be as dangerous or more dangerous than driving drunk.

ARandomerDude 5y ago
But disproven by my 20-ish years of safely texting while driving. You have to be smart about it but it can be done safely.
- bittercynic 5y ago
  You did it and it turned out OK, but that doesn't mean it was a safe thing to do.
- mendigou 5y ago
  The only smart thing is not doing it. I know people who regularly drunk-drove for 10+ years without accidents. Are they being smart about it too? Please don't put other people's life at risk because you feel smarter. Don't text and drive.
  - Noumenon72 5y ago
    If you could turn off being drunk at any point when you felt you needed more concentration -- foggy night, urge to speed, narrow turns -- it would be far safer to drive when drunk. There are many reasons why the chart of auto fatalities is dominated by those with less than high school degrees[1], but one is that accurate risk assessment and good choices matter. For example, "Should I send a text one word at a time once an hour on a straight road going through Nebraska in broad daylight, or should I text continually with both hands in heavy traffic?" The first is a risk easily worth taking, even with other people's lives. 1. https://schultzmyers.com/low-income-missourians-more-likely-to-die-in-car-crashes/ https://schultzmyers.com/low-income-missourians-more-likely-...
- eyelidlessness 5y ago
  And all the drunk driving studies are proven false by my [unspecified relation family member] who also somehow suffers no consequences. Keep on gambling with other people's lives, it's definitely the important thing you should defend.
  - raxxorrax 5y ago
    Since both behaviors are illegal and carry penalties, it is probably safer to do both at once.
- kaba0 5y ago
  So the occasional smoker that lives to 100 means smoking is harmless? That’s not how statistics and science work.

ARandomerDude 5y ago

But disproven by my 20-ish years of safely texting while driving. You have to be smart about it but it can be done safely.

bittercynic 5y ago
You did it and it turned out OK, but that doesn't mean it was a safe thing to do.
mendigou 5y ago
The only smart thing is not doing it. I know people who regularly drunk-drove for 10+ years without accidents. Are they being smart about it too? Please don't put other people's life at risk because you feel smarter. Don't text and drive.
- Noumenon72 5y ago
  If you could turn off being drunk at any point when you felt you needed more concentration -- foggy night, urge to speed, narrow turns -- it would be far safer to drive when drunk. There are many reasons why the chart of auto fatalities is dominated by those with less than high school degrees[1], but one is that accurate risk assessment and good choices matter. For example, "Should I send a text one word at a time once an hour on a straight road going through Nebraska in broad daylight, or should I text continually with both hands in heavy traffic?" The first is a risk easily worth taking, even with other people's lives. 1. https://schultzmyers.com/low-income-missourians-more-likely-to-die-in-car-crashes/ https://schultzmyers.com/low-income-missourians-more-likely-...
eyelidlessness 5y ago
And all the drunk driving studies are proven false by my [unspecified relation family member] who also somehow suffers no consequences. Keep on gambling with other people's lives, it's definitely the important thing you should defend.
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  Since both behaviors are illegal and carry penalties, it is probably safer to do both at once.
kaba0 5y ago
So the occasional smoker that lives to 100 means smoking is harmless? That’s not how statistics and science work.