Ok, I’ve been away for a while, but I’m coming back with a rant. Hopefully it will kick this blog off again.

I’ve just unfriended someone on facebook for the first time in ages. It’s not someone I know very well, so it’s no great loss. But why, you may ask, have I done this? Because this person was constantly updating their facebook status via text WHILE DRIVING on a long distance trip. And I don’t feel like I should waste my energy getting angry about this sort of thing every time I want to know what my actual friends are doing.

The kind of stress and fatigue caused by long distance driving takes enough of a toll on concentration, but texting while driving because you’re ‘bored’? No. You’re an adult. If a long distance car trip is too boring for you, you shouldn’t be doing it. Listen to some music, have a conversation with yourself, take a lot of rest stops, but don’t use your phone. Not for texting OR talking. It’s irresponsible, unsafe, and moronic.I can’t think of a single situation where sending or reading a text while operating a vehicle is necessary. If I ever discover such a situation, I’ll be sure to tell you, but until then, pull the hell over. If you don’t feel like pulling over, it’s not that important. And your facebook status? NEVER that important. In fact, not really important at all.

You may think it’s none of anyone else’s business that you text while you drive. You may feel like I have no right to tell you what to do. And I say if you get into an accident because of what you’re doing, you deserve the consequences. It’s a choice you made. But the person you crash into while you’re attending to your facebook status does not deserve it, and that’s why you need to stop. The people in your life who care about you also don’t deserve it, so you’re being selfish as well. And all to send some bullshit no one cares about.

I can’t believe it’s not illegal yet, but if you’re caught texting while driving, your license should be revoked. If you think this is harsh, take it up with someone who’s been hurt or killed because they got into an accident with someone who was sending or reading a text.

If you think I’m an asshole for thinking this, go ahead. I’d rather be an asshole for trying to prevent disaster by pointing out that you’re being unsafe than be an asshole for killing someone because I was too bored to pay attention to the road.