The first three chapters of the book A Deadly Wandering portrays a story of a tragic fatality of two rocket scientists on their way to work. This automobile accident occurred at the fault of Reggie Shaw, a young mormon man. The accident also involved a farrier by the name of John Kaiserman. The novel implies that Reggie was on his phone texting while he was driving causing him to fall into the left lane. This loss of attention to driving resulted in two deaths of beloved rocket scientists. This makes them wonder whether multitasking is possible or not and if further understanding of multitasking could help prevent any similarly caused accidents. I have recently learned that multitasking is not possible, your attention can only be directed to one thing if you want to attain information and be fully alert. We learned that texting and driving is even more dangerous than drinking while driving and often includes more than one car in the crash because it is usually during the daytime while there are more cars out. I once encountered a driving situation in which me being distracted almost resulted in a crash. I was driving to my boyfriend’s house. I was just learning to drive and we were coming to a 15 mile an hour turn. I was in a conversation with him while i was going 30 miles per hour. I totally forgot to brake so I had to take the sharp turn at 30 miles per hour to avoid a giant tree straight in front of us. While doing this I went completely into the left land and drifted around the corner. There was a ditch on the far side so I had to turn very sharply to avoid going into the ditch. This incident was super scary and kept me much more focused in my next driving experiences. It just goes to show how important paying attention can be. Even looking away or even thinking of other things can result in severe consequences
Our Digital Planet