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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:44 amFrom an article on PCMag
> While Driving, Do NOT Twitter
PCMag.com readers know full well just how awesome Twitter is for fun and shameless self-promotion. (Follow me at @dancosta!) That said, Twittering is texting. And texting kills people. Please RT this.
> While Driving, Do NOT Re-plot Your GPS
Most GPS devices have a warning screen that makes you promise not to operate the unit while at speed. And most of us ignore it. Minutes later we have one hand on the wheel and another tapping in street numbers. It doesn't matter how big the screen is, GPSs still require way too many taps to enter an address. And that next tap might be the bumper of the car in front of you.
> While Driving, Do NOT Watch TV
It is one thing for the kids to watch SpongeBob in the back seat on the way home from grandmother's house. It is quite another thing when you climb in back with them to see the end of the football game. Not only does the game distract you from ever-changing road conditions, it is also very difficult to reach the pedals from the back seat. This is yet another case where TiVo can save lives.
> While Driving, Do NOT Download Copyrighted Music
Just because you love that new Green Day track playing on the radio doesn't mean you should fire up your laptop, load BitTorrrent, and start downloading it. Artists deserve to be paid and now that Apple
> While Driving, Do NOT Twitter
PCMag.com readers know full well just how awesome Twitter is for fun and shameless self-promotion. (Follow me at @dancosta!) That said, Twittering is texting. And texting kills people. Please RT this.
> While Driving, Do NOT Re-plot Your GPS
Most GPS devices have a warning screen that makes you promise not to operate the unit while at speed. And most of us ignore it. Minutes later we have one hand on the wheel and another tapping in street numbers. It doesn't matter how big the screen is, GPSs still require way too many taps to enter an address. And that next tap might be the bumper of the car in front of you.
> While Driving, Do NOT Watch TV
It is one thing for the kids to watch SpongeBob in the back seat on the way home from grandmother's house. It is quite another thing when you climb in back with them to see the end of the football game. Not only does the game distract you from ever-changing road conditions, it is also very difficult to reach the pedals from the back seat. This is yet another case where TiVo can save lives.
> While Driving, Do NOT Download Copyrighted Music
Just because you love that new Green Day track playing on the radio doesn't mean you should fire up your laptop, load BitTorrrent, and start downloading it. Artists deserve to be paid and now that Apple
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