[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","dateModified":"2024-05-07","about":["Tips","Accidents and Personal Injury"],"datePublished":"2019-01-22","wordCount":152,"url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/a-practical-demonstration-of-the-dangers-of-text\/","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/a-practical-demonstration-of-the-dangers-of-text\/","description":"I have written several times about the dangers of texting and driving.\u00a0The studies clearly demonstrate that a person is more distracted when they text and drive.\u00a0They have more difficulty staying in their lane of travel.\u00a0They are more likely to rear-end a car slowing in traffic, and are less likely to see children entering the road. The New York Times has created a game that demonstrates the difficulties encountered while texting and driving.\u00a0I have attached the link to this post.\u00a0I encourage you to try the game, and then try it with your kids.\u00a0I was surprised at how hard it was, and [\u2026]","name":"A Practical Demonstration Of The Dangers Of Texting And Driving","headline":"A Practical Demonstration Of The Dangers Of Texting And Driving","articleBody":"I have written several times about the dangers of texting and driving.\u00a0The studies clearly demonstrate that a person is more distracted when they text and drive.\u00a0They have more difficulty staying in their lane of travel.\u00a0They are more likely to rear-end a car slowing in traffic, and are less likely to see children entering the road.The New York Times has created a game that demonstrates the difficulties encountered while texting and driving.\u00a0I have attached the link to this post.\u00a0I encourage you to try the game, and then try it with your kids.\u00a0I was surprised at how hard it was, and it confirmed once again that texting and driving do not mix.http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2009\/07\/19\/technology\/20090719-driving-game.htmlFor more information about texting and driving, or if you have been injured as a result of someone texting and driving, contact me at dgahnz@lawtoncates.com.","author":{"@type":"Person","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96,"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/","name":"LawtonCates","identifier":7,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/#Person"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg","height":550,"width":694,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png","height":73,"width":438,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png"},"name":"LawtonCates, S.C.","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/a-practical-demonstration-of-the-dangers-of-text\/#Organization1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/a-practical-demonstration-of-the-dangers-of-text\/#BlogPosting"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Practical Demonstration Of The Dangers Of Texting And Driving","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/a-practical-demonstration-of-the-dangers-of-text\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]