I have been reading about a new way that is being promoted among teen drivers to get them to stop texting, which is for them to answer incoming texts with “#X” – intended as shorthand for “ I am driving and I will respond later.”
Well, I suppose this is better than texting in general, and better than typing a complete text saying that “I am driving and will call you later.” But this method appears to rely on the cell phone being on and accessible to the driver, and it still involves sending a text message, however brief. So, #X is better than nothing, but … it is not as good as zero tolerance for teen drivers, which is that the cell phone goes in the glove box before the ignition is turned on, and stays there until it is turned off.
