So if texting while driving makes them have as bad of a reaction time as a 70yr old, why do we let 70yr old drive in general? Driving should be a right, not a privelege...regardless of age. I hope for the day that mandatory reaction time testing starts being placed in affect past, say the age of 60. Teenager drivers for the most part are complete idiots, but older drivers are arrogant because they think they own the road since they've been on it for so long, not to mention oblivious to what's going on around them when that good ol' eye sight starts sliding.

Admittedly, I've texted while driving. Hell, I just got back from driving back and forth to Reno...watched movies the whole time. I don't do it in traffic situations or in areas on my route where I know ahead of time that there will be turns, but 5-7hrs of boring straight roads, I'll allow myself to hit cruise, recline the seatback and watch the time melt away while going in a straight line. I personally hate talking on the phone (I'd rather be in person than hold this brick on the side of my head), but if I do, it's while using speakerphone or some sort of BT device 100% of the time. Riding a motorcycle teaches you to watch EVERYONE around you, so I've gotten quite good at seeing idiots and their moves (quick look over the shoulder, into a mirror, etc) before they even start making them, all while have they're holding their bricks on the side of their heads.

At the end of the day - Texting, avoid it. Talking, get a BT or hang up. Over 70, admit it, you're too old. Standard speedlimits have doubled since you first got your license.

PS - Your link doesn't work.

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