Justin Bieber and Charice sign No Texting Zone Pacts

When Charice and Justin Bieber guested in a recent Oprah episode, they ended the show with the two youngsters signing a pact promising to stay text-free while driving. This is an encouraging move that hopefully inspires other young people out there (okay, even myself) to not text while driving. Admittedly it is hard to be consistent with this, especially given the way Philippine traffic is where we spend a lot of  time sitting in a non-moving vehicle. Nonetheless, texting and driving should not be the case. I am reminded of the post I wrote some time ago, after the death of the young Ateneo student Amiel Alcantara. While it has not been proven, there was talk that a cellphone may have played a role in the accident.

Now that my younger brother is beginning to drive, I try to be more careful with my behavior because if he sees me texting while driving, he may be more inclined to do it too. As such, I promise to lessen if not stop completely checking my phone while stuck in traffic. Also, in my PERSEF classes this term, I will use this topic as an advocacy project (last term was elections!). It’s just kinda hard to break this bad habit!!!

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