How dumb do you have to be to text while driving?

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19. Teens for some reason believe in texting rather than using the phone

I was driving with a teen - he was driving and I was supervising. He could not resist the friend's text. I was in the car, so he pulled over! Further, I think the friend knew he was on his way and was asking him how far along he was, so the friend could have at least called.

Don't know what it is about their culture but they think using the phone uncool.

I have a bluetooth and so I can answer and even place calls, but am tempted to look at red light at least if I have a text. We are culturally conditioned not to ignore summonses of any kind. I remember how failing to call someone back was a major rudeness. We need to reverse that as now it's so easy to place calls.