Eclectic Technology

The NY Times has an interactive game that "measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions." The goal, to reply to three text messages while you are driving on a six-lane highway...and it is not as easy as one might think. Although some may say this is a great game for teen drivers, I would suggest that anyone who sends text messages while driving should take this game for a drive!

Please use this link since the one I first put in seems not to work:

http://www.nytimes.com//interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html?ref=multimedia&nbsp.

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that texting and driving is dangerous. But plenty of people continue to do it. Most troubling: even with all the stories of tragic car accidents happening as a direct result of distracted driving, teens and adults are still texting at the wheel. One teen from Idaho totaled two cars in the span of about a year, texting at the time of both crashes. The infographic below is full of reasons why an OMG or LOL is never worth the risk."