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Texting while driving is illegal?
駕車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)短信是否該被禁止
Texting while driving. Statistics say it’s the number one driver distraction. And it's also something Karol Smith fears everyday.
駕車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)短信。統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，這是導(dǎo)致司機(jī)分心的元兇，也是Karol Smith每天擔(dān)心的事情。
"It's kinda scary."
“非常可怕。”
As the mother of a teenage driver, it's not her son she's most worried about texting. It's the other drivers on the roads who have admitted sending text messages while driving.
作為一位青少年司機(jī)的母親，關(guān)于發(fā)短信最讓她擔(dān)心的不是她的兒子，而是道路上承認(rèn)自己駕車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)短信的其他司機(jī)。
"When he first started out on his own, it's the most sickening feeling because, you know, you see all the people out there. You know, I hate to say it, but you see all the mums out there on their cell phones, not paying any attention to anybody."
“當(dāng)他首次獨(dú)自外出的時(shí)候，最大的感受就是厭惡，到處都是人。你知道，我不喜歡說(shuō)，但是你會(huì)看到那么多母親都邊走邊拿著手機(jī)，根本不注意其他任何人。”
And 22 year-old John Henderson knows the story all too well.
22歲的John Henderson對(duì)她的情況非常了解。
"One of my friends texted me, and I looked down there for a split second, and then I just… before I knew I hit him."
“我的朋友給我發(fā)了短信，我就看了一眼，然后，就不小心撞到他了。”
But his wreck is the only one of the thousands related to cell phone use.
但是他的遭遇只是數(shù)千宗與使用手機(jī)有關(guān)的事故之一。
"Anytime your full concentration is not on driving that vehicle, you become a danger. And all (it) really takes is to go to one tragedy accident scene and sees people that are seriously injured, worse yet, killed and understand that accident could easily have been preventable."
“時(shí)時(shí)刻刻你的注意力都不在汽車(chē)上，你就變成了危險(xiǎn)分子。只有親眼目睹了悲劇性的事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，看到有人重傷甚至死亡，人們才能理解應(yīng)該小心地避免事故的發(fā)生。”
Text-messaging while driving may seem like the best opportunity to multitask. But studies show that text-messaging while driving could be as much as four times more dangerous than drunk driving and now law makers are cracking down.
駕車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)短信看上去或許是多重任務(wù)同時(shí)進(jìn)行的最佳機(jī)會(huì)。但是研究表明，駕車(chē)時(shí)發(fā)短信的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是醉酒駕駛的四倍。現(xiàn)在立法者正在采取嚴(yán)厲打擊措施。
“This bill simply says you can not send, or read text-messaging while operating a motor vehicle on public highways in Alabama.”
“這條法案表示，在阿拉巴馬州的公共高速公路上駕駛機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛時(shí)不準(zhǔn)發(fā)短信或看短信。”
Representative McClendon wrote the bill which was approved by the Health Public Safety Committee and will now go to the rest of the House for consideration. But back to this Midwest residence, Karol is skeptical that the legislation will work.
眾議員McClendon書(shū)寫(xiě)的這條法案由公共安全委員會(huì)通過(guò)，將送往眾議院審議。但是在中西部這個(gè)居民區(qū)，Karol懷疑這條法律是否行得通。
"I would love for it to work, I really would. But I think it's just gonna be one more law they can't enforce."
“我希望這樣的法案能夠奏效。但是我認(rèn)為這只是增加一條不能執(zhí)行的法律罷了。”
Even that doesn't take away the worry of a mother.
即使這樣也不能緩解母親的擔(dān)憂。
"I think I’m probably like a lot of mums, you just pray for your children that they won't hurt anybody, and nobody will hurt them."
“我認(rèn)為，我應(yīng)該喜歡許多母親祈禱自己的孩子不傷害任何人，也沒(méi)有人會(huì)傷害他們。”
For ABC News On Campus, I’m Melissa Johnson.
ABC校園新聞，我是Melissa Johnson。
