Text message reply time.

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Your spouse: Immediate if not sooner

Co Workers

  • 15-20 minute delay if you are dumb enough to give them your personal cell phone.
  • Don’t set expectations too high for your availability

Family

  • Siblings: 1 day
    • Cousins: 2-3 days
  • Parents: within the hour, or the next day, depending on the guilt trip that’s attached

Others

  • People who want a favor: delete immediately and never respond.
  • When someone is in the same room: shout across the room your reply
  • While driving: Whenever a police officer is not looking.

What is your standard text message reply time?

Guide to Texting and Driving

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You can see how many times you almost died

You will have greater awareness and response time for all those other texters who are swerving over the yellow line. Almost everywhere I drive, I have constant panic attacks. I see oncoming traffic jerk the wheel at the last minute. As I pass someone on the interstate you can see them looking down while weaving in and out of lanes. It’s a truly terrifying time to be a driver. 

You have more time to eat

If you are not holding your phone, you can hold a burger or burrito. If you are a two-hand texter and drive with your knees you can eat your salad or chicken tenders with dippin’ sauces. Bonus if you have lane keep assist on your vehicle. No need for knees and two hands off the wheel freeing you up to eat monster burgers from Hardee’s

You won’t die

Probably the best benefit is you will keep living your life and not be dead. There are plenty of other things that can go wrong while driving. Do not add to the deadly mix of your terrible driving skills plus distracting technology.

Helpful tip, if you are traveling and notice someone viewing their smart device, give the horn a toot and get their attention.

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