So I just got pulled over by a Washington State trooper. I was slightly speeding as I passed the cop. However I didn't notice that I was passing him cause I was tweeting on my iPhone. As we made eye contact I noticed I didn't have my seatbelt on so I put it on while driving as he looked on in amazement. Needless to say he pulled me over immediately. As he walked up to my passenger side window I rolled it down with Success Magazine's latest motivational CD blaring out of my stereo. I didn't even notice because I was a little flustered about most likely getting the book thrown at me. He motioned for me to turn it down and with a huge smile on his face said " I don't even know where to start" he graciously went on to explain to me that texting while driving make you 24 times more likely to get into an accident. Compare that with drunk driving making you 6 times more likely.
He then said that he wasn't going to write me a ticket, but it would have been several hundred dollars. He asked me to pay it forward by doing something nice for someone during this holiday season and to also tell people about these shocking texting statistics. Then he said Merry Christmas and sent me on my way. Wow! So starting this day forward I'm done screwing around on my phone while driving. We're talking some seriously dangerous stuff. It's not worth the risk. Hopefully this statistic will help other people to quit texting and driving. After this experience and the heroism of the fallen officers from last weeks coffee shop shooting I am very "Pro-Cop" right now. So thanks goes out to our men and women in blue for putting their lives on the line for our safety everyday.
