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I've pulled over at three accident scenes to be a witness for drivers whose vehicles were struck by a texting driver.

I don't know how often I've had to use the horn to let drivers know the light was green, or that they were going too slow, drifting into the other lane, oncoming traffic, etc. (often gotten the "Single-Digit Salute" as a form of thanks, too).

My truck was rear-ended by a texting driver in February 2016; only our vehicles were damaged, but it was going to cause her a hardship because she had no insurance when she hit me- that's an expensive texting plan.

My wife's car was rear-ended and knocked into a ditch two days after Christmas 2016- the first call the driver made was to her parents to come while my wife was dazed after hitting the steering wheel and windshield; she had to call 911 herself. My wife is scheduled for neck surgery.

A friend of mine died in 2014 when a texting driver encroached his lane and he lost control of his motorcycle trying to avoid being hit by her- the driver left the scene. Fortunately, two drivers chased her down and she finally stopped when she realized they had her plate number, were on the phone with police, and they told her they knew what she did. My friend was just checking that the motorcycle was ready to be sold the next day.

The intent of texting was to allow a recipient to answer when they're unable to call. NOTHING is so important that you can't wait until you're stopped to answer a text, and you have NO EXCUSE to initiate a text while driving.