grand ride U Don’t text and drive Setting a grand example By Cathy Droz sing our communication and socialization skills with grandchildren can be a challenge for grands at any time, no less in a moving vehicle. With today’s technology our grandchildren know how to text and tweet before they can write and speak. It may be a challenge to stop teens and tweens from using modern technology in the passenger seats while driving to the playground or the soccer field, but the best thing we can do as grandparents is to not do the same while driving. Studies at the University of Utah show that 70 percent of accidents involving teens are caused by sending and receiving text messages. That is equivalent to drinking and driving with two times the legal limit of alcohol. Many states have outlawed both cell phone use (other than hands free) and texting while driving. In some instances there is also a ban on teens using hands-free devices for their phones. Granted, I don’t text well standing up, let alone while driving, but I do use my cell phone hands-free in the car. I have a Bluetooth earpiece, while many newer-model cars have this feature included. Even with these GRAND JANUARY