Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Whirling Dervish Drivers

In response to article posted at Nytimes on title, "Whirling Dervish Drivers", here is what Mybheja has to say-

Ms. Dowd,

Very nice article, humorous and satire.

It is true that people do not want to "disconnect even for a seconds" and why should they? The technological advancement has evolved at very rapid pace. We live in the society of human anxiety and technological anxiety now, "Keep up with the latest" is what is humans are searching. From Facebooking to Twittering and to building your own social network, nobody is willing to miss the updates.

There are numerous dangerous of using cell phones while driving but who cares? Why would someone not pick up his/her phone when the call is from spouse or husband? Although there are strict rules and regulation of not using such devices, people will not stop.

One professor said, "we are adding up types of anxiety we suffer daily, the recent anxiety is 'DA (Disconnected Anxiety)', Once you are disconnected you feel anxious immediately".

I don't know if Americans are really addicted but be rest assured that, entire world be it developed or developing, who does not want to keep up with the latest?

In older days, While driving, "hand, legs and eyes" were thought to be coordinated properly but now it seems that, "hand, legs, eyes, ears and mouth" also needs to be coordinated otherwise you might just miss another red signal or you might just hit someone's back of the car.

Watch your organs properly !

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