Designated texter becoming popular with teens

We're all familiar with the designated driver concept. Most everyone with a drivers license has either been one or needed one. But now, the designated texter is a new idea being promoted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to target texting drivers.

A recent study by State Farm Insurance and Harris Interactive says more teens are taking the initiative and volunteering to text for everyone.

A new video from NHTSA called "Stairs" has the tagline, "Not everyone should should text and walk. No one should text and drive." To illustrate, a texting teen attempts to ascend a set of stairs. She falls face-first, her phone landing at her feet. In the next scene, another teen at the wheel of her SUV gets totally distracted by a text on her phone and looks up just in time to see the pedestrians about to be plowed under her front bumper.

Having a designated texter is a pretty clever idea for those that can't wait. We're just concerned about what happens when an inebriated non-driver becomes the designated texter for the designated driver. Wackiness is sure to ensue.


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yeaaaaah somehow this doesn't work for me. we all have those friends who will take your phone and write some dirty/ridiculous FB status under your account while borrowing you phone lol

 

How about this. You sit in the car, shut yur yap and forget about the cell phone. I can understand on a long trip sure, texting is fine. But every person out there is walking around like arseholes texting pointless drivel, and it continues in the car even when going to the corner store. It's all people do anymore And now there are designated texters? Jebus almighty, how about we have designated ***holes so at least some people will act normal and not turn into brain damaged monkeys when you put a wireless device in their hand.

/end rant

 

Designated texters. haha

What's next?

 

HAHA true to that

 

Exactly what apps like "app lock" are for. Gotta lock those apps for when you need to hand someone else your phone