When I was in my twenties and still in school, I routinely rode my bike to rotations at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philly. As I was passing the driveway for the emergency room entrance I was broadsided by a couple in a Lincoln Continental. Somehow I ended up under the car, still attached to my bike with the toe clips and old style slotted cleats. My bike was totaled. The folks who hit me helped me into the emergency room, called my wife (no cell phones yet), and drove my mangled bike back to my apartment. We exchanged info, and I ultimately asked them to pay for my new bike, which they were only too happy to do. The bike that was totaled was Huffy Aerowind, I replaced it with a Univega Nuovo Sport, which I still have today.

To the OP, texting while driving is a ubiquitous problem in our society today, which I fear will only get worse. I truly believe there will need to be some type of technological solution to this problem. I have kids who are in their teens and early twenties, and the call of a text is impossible for them to ignore. We won't be able to count on common sense or legislation to stop the problem. I probably would have called her parents, I know I would appreciate a call if one of my kids were doing something dumb like texting while driving.

Tom