Texting Zone

KVUE NEWS posted an article titled “City of Round Rock looks at ways to reduce distracted driving”. The article is written bye Shannon Murray and she briefly talks about Round Rock’s new proposal to make roads safer by diminishing the amount of drivers who text and drive.

“City Councilman John Moman is proposing texting zones” (Murray). “He says the paved areas would be "pull-off" zones away from lanes of traffic, giving people a chance to put their car in park and send a text or make a quick call” (Murray). When the public in Round Rock was asked what the thought of the proposal there were mixed opinions. Some said it would be great while others said it would really be worthless.

I kind of lean towards the side that say it’s pretty worthless. As Andrew Nearon said when asked about the proposal, "It would be smart but I don't see anybody doing it, if they're in such a big hurry to send that text they're not going to wait for a place to pull over” (Murray). I completely agree with him. It’s a great idea if people would actually use the zones, but reality is that the majority is always on the run and will most definitely not take the time to stop.

I believe Round Rock should just join Austin’s laws and completely ban texting while driving. Even though Round Rock is not as “big” as Austin, a distracted person will most likely have an accident whether it is in small or big city. I say this because unfortunately it happened to me. My first and only (so far) car accident happened because I was texting. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, but I truly regret it.

Works Cited

Murray, Shannon. "City of Round Rock Looks at Ways to Reduce Distracted Driving." kvue.com. KVUE

     Television, 9 Feb. 2013. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. <http://www.kvue.com/news/

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