Texting while driving

[PanamaMike]

Call me old-fashioned (and, really, I don't see ANY need to use a cell phone in any mode while driving), but - wouldn't it make astronomically more sense to CALL someone? You know, actually dial some numbers and speak some words - whether to a parent, or to a 911 operator? How can texting EVER be considered the fastest way to contact someone - or rather, at least, the fastest way to get a response from someone???

I happened to hear on the radio a couple of days ago, about some 911 services adding texting as a way they can be contacted.

This will help people who are hearing impaired and are in need of assistance.

Also, text messages can sometimes get through even when voice service cannot.

And of course, in the extreme example John Tesh gave...if you've been kidnapped and don't want your kidnappers to know you have a phone, you can text for help.