Bloggers Against Painting Your Fingernails While Driving
Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by Frank Roche
If you know anyone who talks on the phone, reads the paper, or paints their nails while driving, please go read this essay called Drive. Nothing Else. Nothing. on 48Facets. Read it to your 16-year-old who just started driving. Read it to your friends. Read it to yourself.
We spent two weeks worrying about Swine Flu, which maybe killed 100 people worldwide. Nearly 40,000 Americans die each year in auto accidents. Being distracted is a huge cause. Painting fingernails while driving is unforgivable. Stop it.
[Photo credit: Footprint]
Mark Walsh
May 5th, 2009
Thanks for this – mindfulness – saves lives.
What would it be like to apply this way of being to everything? E.g. when e-mailing – just e-mail. When listening to a colleague -just listen, etc?
I love conscious business.
Mark
http://www.integrationtraining.co.uk/
Frank Roche
May 5th, 2009
@Mark, I like the concept of mindfulness. I this media barrage world, it’s essential to keep that in mind. When behind the wheel of a 2-ton weapon, even more so. Something was so pointed about that story. Perhaps it was seeing the picture of the killed motorcyclist that did it for me. This one really stuck me today.
Good to be mindful in all we do, as you say. I like that advice.
adowling
May 5th, 2009
I had a board member at my previous place of employment that was frequently heard bashing “multi-taskers”. His complaint was that you are never doing two things at once, you might be devoting 80% of your attention to the email you are typing but that 20% is just enough to make you send that funny, inappropriate email to the entire company.
On I side note, I saw a guy today at a stop light who was the driver, talking on his cell phone and attempting to eat a hot fudge sundae.
ANDRE
May 6th, 2009
painting nails ,texting, reading the paper,doing your makeup .they need to put that driver under the jail.i hate people who dont pay attention while driving. YOU CANT REPLACE A LIFE………….
Frank Roche
May 6th, 2009
@adowling Wow, talking on the phone, eating a hot fudge sundae, and driving. Bad, bad formula.
I like what your board member said..20% attetion gets you the “Reply All” button.