Why Can't You Text While Driving?

Imagine you're eating an ice cream cone while walking. Suddenly, someone yells your name, you drop the cone! That's like texting while driving. Your brain is trying to do two things at once: drive and read or type a message. It can't focus on both, so mistakes happen, sometimes even big ones.

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Examples

You’re driving and start typing a message, suddenly you miss a stop sign.
You’re eating a sandwich while driving and then decide to reply to a text, the sandwich ends up on the floor.
You send a funny meme while driving, but you don’t notice the car in front of you stopping.

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