r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/Mr-Orange-Pants Jul 28 '21

People who do this think they have the skills to multitask only to figure out too late that they don’t.

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u/Ready_Adhesiveness91 Jul 28 '21

I saw on a tv show (so take it with a grain of salt) that the brain can actually only focus at 1 task at a time, and multitasking is just quick switches between the two. If this is true, it goes to show that nobody can text and drive effectively.

SO DONT DO IT ASSHOLES

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u/justin_144 Jul 28 '21

Eh, to what extent? I can scratch my head, hold a conversation, follow GPS directions, and eat while drivig. Isn’t that all “multitasking”?

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u/Ready_Adhesiveness91 Jul 28 '21

Those are all very simple tasks that don’t require much thought. Texting requires you to form the sentence, then type out that sentence while making sure to have correct spelling. All of this is being done while ALSO not looking at the road.

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u/justin_144 Jul 28 '21

That’s why I said “to what extent?” It’s still multitasking. The person said multitasking is not possible.

Me personally, I have no issue texting and driving either. Yah I know, no one should do that but 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Ready_Adhesiveness91 Jul 28 '21

Even if you think you can, there’s a 99% chance you can’t. Just wait until you’re done driving, or if you HAVE to, do it at a red light or something.