http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/25/Text-Messaging-Injuries-Caused-by-Distraction.aspxText messaging may not seem a safety concern, but the American College of Emergency Physicians has warned that being distracted by text messaging at inappropriate times can result in serious injury or death. Teens and young adults in particular are arrivingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/25/Text-Messaging-Injuries-Caused-by-Distraction.aspx#128640Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:44:41 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128640Phantom O BanjoGood old Gov should pass laws to limit people's exposer to distraction allowing for uninterrupted texting!<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128640" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/08/25/Text-Messaging-Injuries-Caused-by-Distraction.aspx#128639Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:43:32 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128639MagnoliaI use text messaging a lot because I don't have to put the phone up to my ear to do it and it is quick and to the point. Also, the person receiving can pick it up when it is convenient and it does not involve making a phone call, like picking up voicemail does. <br /><br />I do see people in traffic driving along looking down in their laps and assume they are probably texting. If I need to text something, I wait until I am either at a notouriously long traffic light or until I have arrived at my destination. One mistake is one too many. I don't intend to make the mistake of driving and texting. Things happen too fast in traffic&nbsp;and we need to have our total concentration on the road.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128639" width="1" height="1">