Cellphones have made driving more dangerous- but only because there is no designated lane for using them. That is the reasoning behind a recent development on Highway 113.
“We can’t stop people from texting and driving, and why should we? Their wife might be asking about dinner tonight, or their crush might be sending a crying eyes emoji or something,” said local transit commissioner Art Benfield. “It’s only causing so many preventable deaths a year because we don’t have the infrastructure for it. Now we do.”
It has taken 18 months to complete the texting lane along 25 miles of Highway 113, most of it through the center of town. The lane goes in both directions, on the far right.
“It’s like a slow lane, but like a very slow lane,” says the new driver and president of the computer club Christy Porter. “And there are little bumps on the sides that remind you if you’re drifting. They make a “hehehehe” sound when you run them over. It’s fun, and I never have to stop texting my boyfriend, even when driving home.”
While the data is not in yet, there is no reason to believe the new texting lane won’t just save lives. It might save relationships, too.
Commissioner Benfield agrees. “It just seems like a commonsense solution to a national prob – oh hold up, my son just sent me – oh that’s hilarious – it’s a picture of a moose wearing a hat. That’s great.”
So, too, is innovating when it comes to public safety.
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