Good news!

Well, old news, but still very good!

Mother R doesn't have to tell you that texting is popular, and that doing it while you're driving is not safe, now does she? Of course not! And how many of you are still doing it anyway? Yeah, I thought so.

It's encouraging to see that state traffic regulators are jumping on this important safety issue by enacting bans, but there's considerable concern that such rules will be difficult to enforce. Huh. Imagine drivers ignoring the law! Do we ignore speed limits, cell phone and seat belt rules or stop signs? OK, so they have a point.

Which brings us to Mother Rider's basic safety rule motto, which is:
We should be smart enough to do the right thing without being told!

Still, there are a bunch of techie folks out there who think we need extra help and are hard at work creating apps that will prevent texting in a moving vehicle using GPS technology, or making it safer to do with voice recognition technology. Check it out in this WSJ article: Firms Racing to End Texting and Driving

And in the meantime, will you please just listen to Mother and don't do it! Thank you, dears.