No Phone Zone Pledge . . . Will You Sign It?
Filed Under: Baby Boomer · Black Life Styles · Cell Phones
Filed Under: Baby Boomer · Black Life Styles · Cell Phones
Today I signed Oprah’s “No Phone Zone” pledge:
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What Took Me So Long?
I don’t have a clue why I hesitated, after-all it’s something I’ve thought about doing for a long time.
“Oprah ain’t the only one who thought of this,” I was told by a young lady in line at the store. “I’ve been thinking about stopping too.”
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Thinking isn’t Doing
For many years, friends, family and I, have debated the reasons why we feel it is imperative to:
- immediately make or accept a cell phone call while driving
- accept/read/write and send a text while driving
- conduct business on a cell phone while driving
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I readily admit I’ve:
- crossed center lines that make a racket
- veered into oncoming lanes, slightly…
- driven off the right side of the road, somewhat…
Knowing what I know now, I have been extremely lucky that I didn’t hurt anyone else or myself. I’d like to feel it’s because, “I’ve got skills,” but it’s not. It’s foolish of me to feel I’m that good of a driver. Reaction time is critical and any distraction can become deadly in an instant.
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Yeah, I’ll Participate in the “No Phone Zone” Pledge But . . .
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(”italics” below are comments made to me by cell-phone drivers)
The first time I heard about the pledge, I knew immediately that I’d participate in the idea of the program, but, “I’m not necessarily gonna sign up, you know, specifically and all, for the program.”
After all, “I don’t have to prove anything to anybody else. I’ll just stop talking and texting while driving.”
I was really going to Quit – quit,“ to paraphrase, “but I thought I would “bend the rules slightly to add what I thought should have been a fourth option.”
“Personally, I thought Oprah could have given us a fourth option, where we could keep driving under certain circumstances, like emergencies, but keeping it real, she’s Oprah and I’m not.”
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See: No Phone Zone Pledge Option #2
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(Nope. Ms. Evick beat you by 2 months. CK) But thanks for the attempt and for investing the time to comment. Best to you in all you do.
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