July 20, 2009, 4:27 PM — I don't text while driving. Not because I'm a goody goody but because I prefer talking.
Not being a texter, I have no idea how distracting it is or how dangerous, but that doesn't stop me from shaking my head with disapproval when I pass a texting driver.
Now, thanks to NYTimes.com and their distracted driver game, all of us non-texters can now shake our heads knowingly.
The game works like this: As you cruise down the highway, the game will tell you (with alarming frequency I might add) to switch lanes. During your lane switching maneuvers you will be prompted with text messages that demand a response. After you've responded to all 3 text messages a results page will show you how much slower your reaction time was while texting.
I have to say, I found the disclaimers even more alarming than my dismal results: 1) that as with all games, your results will improve with practice; 2) regardless of how stellar your results, texting while driving is still dangerous.
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