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	<title>KELOLAND.com &#124; Inside the Newsroom &#187; distracted drivers</title>
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		<title>Morning Meeting: Distracted Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hear so much about distracted teen drivers &#8212; texting, tweeting, etc &#8212; but what about distracted adult drivers?  I&#8217;ve seen them everywhere, and I&#8217;ve even been guilty of it in the past. One study shows texting (or using your mobile device for any other activity) while driving could be worse than drunk driving.  But [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We hear so much about distracted teen drivers &#8212; texting, tweeting, etc &#8212; but what about distracted adult drivers?  I&#8217;ve seen them everywhere, and I&#8217;ve even been guilty of it in the past.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="texting while driving" src="http://www.keloland.com/ClassLibrary/Page/Images/Data/31246.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="179" /><a href="http://www.racfoundation.org/assets/rac_foundation/content/downloadables/texting%20whilst%20driving%20-%20trl%20-%20180908%20-%20report.pdf">One study shows texting (or using your mobile device for any other activity) while driving could be worse than drunk driving.</a>  But do more experienced drivers feel they&#8217;re invincible and they couldn&#8217;t possibly be in a crash?</p>
<p>What&#8217;s so important that it can&#8217;t wait until you reach your destination &#8212; is it e-mail or looking up a phone number or reading about Lindsay Lohan on TMZ.com?</p>
<p>Why do we feel the need to be so connected?  <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-20-texting20_ST_N.htm">I read yesterday</a> that some people think something&#8217;s wrong if they don&#8217;t get a reply to their message within five minutes.  Have we become that impatient?</p>
<p>There are tools out there to help.  A service called <a href="http://www.drivesafe.ly/">DriveSafe.ly</a> reads your text messages out loud while you&#8217;re driving and lets the sender know you got the message.</p>
<p>But nothing beats putting the phone down.  I know that&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve been working on.  And you know what?  No one was upset with me for making them wait for a reply.</p>
<p>What do you think about distracted driving?  How many times do you see adults typing away on their phones while driving?</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll hear from drivers tonight on KELOLAND News.</p>
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