Mobile danger
I always thought that using mobile phones while driving is a
dangerous activity. I am now convinced that using mobile phones while doing any
other activity is equally dangerous.
I read about two deaths that happened when those involved
were crossing the railway track while listening to music on their earphones.
They noticed only the train from one side and missed the fast one from the
opposite side.
Here in the UAE too, I have read about a recent incident
when a driver tried to send an SMS while driving, lost control of his car and
perished in a collision.
It doesn’t end there. Just the other day, I was walking on
the narrow corridors of a residential building.
A mother with a child in a pram and a daughter along with
her were walking in a zigzag manner while talking on the phone. Whenever I
tried to overtake and pass by, the mother
unknowingly blocked that side.
She was also not careful about her child who was walking
ahead. The child rushed as the lift arrived and stood in the middle of the door
before it opened.
Suddenly a man rushed towards the exit while talking on his
phone. He hardly noticed the little girl and literally ran over her. There was
total commotion, argument and blame.
Don’t you feel talking on the mobile phone should not be
done while engaging in other activities?
Ramesh Menon
for SHORT TAKE, GULF TODAY Dt. 20.04.2013
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