My dad gave me some great advice when I started driving: “Drive like every car and pedestrian around you is about to make the worst possible decision.”

I simply can’t understand how people think it’s OK to take their eyes off the road while conducting a multi-ton chunk of steel and glass at highway speeds.

I’ve taken stick over the years for refusing to even touch my climate controls or radio while driving. But, I’ve had two close calls in recent memory where, had I been looking away for just a second, something catastrophic would have happened. And it would have been my fault.