This is not my first and probably won't be my last post about distracted driving but we have to stop.
It's not okay to curl your eyelashes or put on mascara (or any makeup for that matter) or brush your teeth or eat cereal or read a newspaper or write in your planner or shave while driving (yes these are all things I have personally seen happening on the freeways before). It's not okay to text and drive or Facebook and drive or even play with your fancy dashboard navigation system. I'm not perfect, I've sent texts while driving, but since I had Mason, something clicked, and I have made an active and conscious effort to not do anything that will distract me from driving and getting to my destination safely, not to mention making sure my precious passenger gets there safely too. I'm still not perfect but I'm trying really hard!
I saw a UDOT sign a few days ago that said 41 people have died on Utah roads in 2016, 41! That is 41 families who's loved ones will never be coming home, 41 people who needlessly lost their lives. Nothing is important enough to jeopardize your own life or those of everyone else on the road. I guarantee that arriving alive and well is more important than arriving with your eyelashes curled.
Put down the phone, the make-up, the newspaper, your breakfast and anything else that may be keeping you from paying attention to what is happening on the road in front of you and just drive, your life depends on it.
