The negative effect of driving and texting: Has technology become primary to safety?

"Over 100, 000 accidents a year involve drivers who are texting"

    This statistic showcased in filmmaker Werner Herzog's documentary titled, " From One Second to the Next," presents the danger of texting while driving. Imagine 100,000 families a year losing loved ones due to a hand-held technological device the driver couldn't keep their hands off for the time of driving.

Many technology users are on their phone while driving. This takes away their attention, focus and gaze from the road which makes them more in risk of getting into an accident.

Herzog documents many stories of victims and perpetrators including Aurie who was walking with her little brother Xzavier one October day when a lady was speeding and ran the stop sign because she was texting.The next second, Xzavier was gone from Aurie's hands. Another story captured, was a man who killed 3 Omish people while texting. He describes the guilt and hatred he feels for himself for what he did. Many families like Xzaviers and Chandler's have been affected by accidents caused by texting and driving.

Once, something happens, you can never take it back. That one second you took to text someone, could take your life or many other people's lives.  "It's life. You get one chance and you live with the choices you make,"-Chandler Gerber. Don't be that person to make that mistake because it will be one you regret your whole life if you are fortunate to live.