Txting as major form of communication

Communication. Pssh, why should I care, right? Why does it matter how you communicate? It is something that we are very interested in, because the connections that you make and the way that you make them are inextricably tied with your safety. And what is tied with your safety is inextricably tied with ours. So I have a pretty big investment in the way that you think, speak, and basically make connections with other human beings. At some point, you may be on the road, communicating away, while driving on the same road as my little sister-- and then yes. I become very interested.

According to Pew research, teens ages 12- 17 (and therefore the college students of new) favor texting over all other forms of communication. Texting beats talking face-to-face by a whopping 21%! Over 1/3 of teens send over 100 messages a day.

Knowing this is important, because it tells me that texting has become a huge priority and way to stay in contact with your world. This can be a double edged sword-- having the cell phone available every moment of every day can provide you with instant access to call authorities, towing companies, your parents... in the event of an accident. However, not being tied to the cell phone at every instance can possibly prevent an accident due to distracted driving. What do you think?