Why not execute people caught texting while driving?

Yet none of the drivers responsible for those deaths has been ordered to spend more than a few days in jail. Although there are no national statistics on the results of prosecutions brought against distracted drivers who kill or severely injure people, light punishment appears to be the norm. read more

The odds per unit time of being caught while texting are G percent. If you’re caught, they kill you, right there, put it on YouTube from the body armor camera. People are die-hard individualists, so if someone else gets executed, they don’t alter their behavior. Then there is the odds, per unit time, of killing someone while you drive. read more

In 2011, 1.3 million automobile accidents were caused by texting and driving. Texting and driving makes you twenty-three percent more likely to be involved in an accident. The bottom line -- texting and driving is seriously dangerous. Statistics by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Put down the phone. Keep your eyes on the road. Stay safe. read more

It's not just Millennials struggling to unplug while in their cars. Greenfield says that our smartphones have actually changed the way our brains work. He likens texting while driving to a gambler at a slot machine. read more