Comments on: Mobile Email: Skimmed While Driving?

By: Study Guide

Study Guide — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:30:05 +0000

Perhaps the iPhone will change all that? I don’t know, personally, I would like to leave the online world when going out.

By: 10,000 Marshmallows Daily Links 2007-07-23 - 10,000 Marshmallows - Marketing Accountability: How to eat 10,000 Marshmallows

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:29:56 +0000

[...] Marketing Pilgrim: Mobile Email: Skimmed While Driving? “Among US mobile email users, as reported today from ExactTarget’s ‘E-Mail Marketing for the Small Screen’ by eMarketer Daily, there should definitely be a higher mortality rate: 39% of them read their email while driving. In all honesty, I have attempted to text message while driving—sufficeth it to say this is not a good idea. 39% of them also read their email while talking on the phone, 40% in the restroom, and 61% during a meeting or class. Such manners!” [...]

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:02:05 +0000

I admit to being one of those that have used MovaMail and MovaMessenger while driving. Stupid I know… and I have since stopped the habit. But its so damn addictive. I find myself pulling over now to email and IM. I think governments need to build pull over stations on the roads for those of us that can not wait.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:59:32 +0000

39% reading email while driving? No wonder the other 61% of us need to be even more alert.

By: TextAdSearch

TextAdSearch — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:36:35 +0000

Using a mobile whilst driving is illegal in the UK.

There is two things I don’t really understand. Firstly why would you want to read your emails whilst driving, I don’t try to play Golf whilst driving.

Secondly why can’t you just wait till you get home or to the office. You’ll have plenty of time to concentrate on all that spam then.