NSU students are opinionated about all kinds of things, from universal social issues to NSU-specific concerns. Sometimes, however, we Sharks just need to rant about the smaller things in life to let off some steam. In this column, The Current asks: water your thoughts? Don’t you just hate it when you have to circle a […]
Tag: Driving
Put the damn phone down and drive
With the increasing use of smart phones, texting and driving is rapidly becoming one of the greatest hazards on the nation’s roadways.
Tech alternatives to texting while driving
Texting while driving has become such a problem that it has brought about new legislation in various states. Many accidents are caused by someone attempting to “multitask.” I think I speak for the majority when I ask everyone to just put down their phone for a bit and focus on driving. But, just in case you can’t heed my advice due to your emotional connection to that iPhone, here are a few alternatives:
Getting to school in S.FL traffic: Your education depends on it
Here in Davie you’ve got to get where you are going. But if you’re a commuter this means that one of the most simplistic of tasks, driving, can turn into a fight to the finish that your education may depend on.
Diary of… a DUI victim
I was leery about riding with them, but Don, who was drinking too, assured me that he would drive carefully. My father always told me not to hang out with people who drink.
Dear self-absorbed drivers: Get out of the way
“Are you kidding me? Again with this nonsense!” This was my very thought this morning as I attempted to enter the parking garage at the east entrance nearest DeSantis. Merely getting into the garage is the least of my concerns on any given day. However, this particular morning reminded me of what appears to be an ever–growing number of occasions when, upon arrival at the parking garage, there is a long queue of cars waiting to enter the facility.
Texting while driving: A multitasking fallacy
Policemen may have to change their catchphrase from “Put the weapon down” to “Put the phone down.”