grand ride TexTing while driving is bad news Robert Siegel and Madeleine Brand of NPR’s “All Things Considered” interview reporter Jenny Brundin [audio], or read it here . Matt Richtel of The New York Times in a CNBC interview [video]. precautions, pulling over to take a call or a text message is the safest bet. If our grandchildren, even as young as 2 years old, see us fumble for the cell phone, take one hand off the wheel and start talking or texting while driving, they will think it’s okay. Operating these devices in this fashion can be deadly; just ask those people who have lost their loved ones to someone who was texting or talking on their cell phone . Three-letter acronyms can be used to shorten a word or sentence, but texting while Cathy Droz is a test-car driver for the boomer generation . She and her on-air partner review autos on their Phoenix radio show. To hear their podcasts (including this article), click here and then click on the radio show link.GRAND JANUARY Ray Suarez of PBS NewsHour interviews Prof. David Strayer of the University of Utah [video]. Jenny Brundin of KUER Salt Lake City reports on the Key2SafeDriving device that disables texting while driving [audio]. driving can shorten the life of another driver, a pedestrian or our loved ones . We need to be conscious of our actions while driving and be role models for our grandkids. G Share this article with your friends. Click and connect to more resources instantly where you see this symbol: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=113035255&m=11308819 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113035255 http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/07/28/technology/1247463689318/the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/07/texting_and_driving_a_dangerou.html http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkms/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1554259/Regional.Headlines/Parents.can.block.teen.texting..talking.in.cars http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/ http://www.journalofvision.org/3/9/157/ http://www.grandmashotwheels.info/ http://www.twofortheroadusa.com