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Inebriated or Texting: Which Is More Dangerous When Driving?

By Lawrence Taylor

Which is more deadly – driving while intoxicated or driving while texting?  Ok, so….which is a serious crime and which is not? DWT Should Be as Socially Unacceptable as DUI Halifax, Nova Scotia.  July 12  – DRIVING while intoxicated has become such a social taboo that most people recognize the acronym DUI (driving under the influence) used by police and prosecutors, and rightly so. But according to a growing body of research and empirical observation, DWT is a potentially worse hazard than DUI, and should be just as socially unacceptable as driving drunk. DWT? That would be "driving while texting" (sub-category: driving while tweeting) — the most pernicious of a variety of distempers afflicting our culture as a consequence of pandemic cellphone addiction...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).