Many times, when you hear about a distracted driving accident, the distracted driver laments that it was not worth doing whatever they were doing -- usually on the phone -- to cause the crash. You often hear of people texting a friend or checking social media. It felt important at the time, but, through the lense of a fatal accident, it was clearly not worth it at all. How many accidents happen because drivers try to text a joke to a friend or watch an Instagram story?
When you read these reports, it is easy to shake your head at the foolishness of causing an accident in this manner. It seems unfathomable. But you need to consider the deeper issues in play here. Why would someone do such a thing? Often, the reason is phone addiction.