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Most people who text and drive are doing it safely until they aren't. It only takes a second to fuck up.

The problem is that it builds and establishes a habit that we will _accidentally_ engage in when we are tired, distracted, etc. This is where accidents happen, and why it is important to never consider yourself above the fray.

It’s not that anyone is always careless, it’s that everyone eventually has an off day, and in those off days our careful habits become careless ones.

He really isn't. He hits the rumble strips constantly when staring at his phone, and it only takes a second of inattention to kill someone. Being lucky so far isn't proof of competence. This attitude is the exact problem I was addressing in relation to the article...people thinking THEY are safe and others are the real problem and why we need checklists/rules.