Technology Use Scenario

Scenario 16 - Kelly just got her driver's license. Her parents allow her to take the car to school and to her part-time job. She enjoys the freedom of being able to drive. One night, her parents allow her to pick up her friend Sally to go to the movies. She begins driving to Sally's house and remembers she wanted to remind her other friend Lisa that they were meeting after the movie. She decides that she can text Lisa and continue to drive to Sally's house. Kelly gets so involved with typing the text to Lisa that she does not see the car ahead of her braking. At the last minute, she is able to step on the brakes and stop her car before becoming involved in an accident. Should we be doing distracting behaviors when driving?

I think distracted driving is a serious issue and is deserving receiving a lot of attention in the past few years. I think Kelly is using technology inappropriately as using the cell phone regardless the age or experience should never be done. Kelly being a new driver should have been even being more careful when driving.

The action that makes this scenario inappropriate is the fact that Kelly was texting while driving. There have been various studies that illustrate that driving is a task that requires complete our complete attention. According to http://stoptextsstopwrecks.org/ “ten percent of all drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes”, these stats can’t be ignored. as they paint a very strong image of the possible mishaps that can happen due to distracted driving.

Kelly could have prevented this situation by finding a safe spot to stop and text her friend