DWT: Driving While Texting

Half of Young Drivers Admit to Texting Behind the Wheel

You've heard of DWI. But the new traffic-safety issue is DWT, driving while texting. The engineer of the Los Angeles-area train that killed 25 people when it crashed into a freight train Friday was sending text messages while on board, sources close to the crash investigation say. Officials still don't know how close to the moment of the accident the texts were sent. Even as California prepares to vote Thursday on an emergency order banning train operators from using cell phones while on the... Full Story
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