Put Up Your Phone and Drive

I would like to take this opportunity to admit that although I recently submitted an argumentative paper promoting technological multitasking, the claims in my paper do not accurately represent my honest opinion on the subject. I wrote the paper opposing the anti-multitasking articles we read, to challenge myself as a writer, looking for key points I could counter Amy Jarmon's beliefs with. I also enjoy a good debate and everyone knows you have to be able to defend both sides of an argument to be effective. Nevertheless, yesterday as I was walking back to my dorm from class, I was nearly run over by a fellow female student of mine, driving a Range Rover while texting. She failed to come to a stop at the stop sign and continued to drive down the street with her face focused on the cell phone in her lap. I cannot begin to express the disgust and anger that overwhelmed me after the incident occurred. This girl nearly killed me over a text message. She is operating a 6,000 pound piece of metal and glass machinery that is capable of reaching speeds near 100 miles per hour. She needs to put down the phone and drive. Talking on the phone is one thing, but deliberately taking your eyes and mind completely off the road to type a message that I assume had no real significance to her life whatsoever, is sickening. My mom was telling me on the phone about the lady who does her nails. Apparently, she has a son that took a summer Art class at SMU last year. He was struck by a vehicle near the McElvaney parking lot and went from being a straight A honor student to not being able to pronounce his own name. I could and probably will write a separate blog entry on how fast some students drive down the Boulevard at SMU. People need to be more careful, even if it means missing a text message.