Don’t text and drive

During our trip back to port for a crew change, I listened to an interesting NPR report concerning legislative action to address the growing problem of texting while driving. A heart rending story played out as the distraught mother of a young woman told of her daughter’s death after a trucker, distracted while sending a work-related text message to his office, crested a rise in the road and plowed into a line of stopped vehicles on the other side. The mother, like many others before her, has since become an activist with a goal of putting an end to this dangerous practice. It reminded me of...