Machine, we can finally both agree on something. And, that would be the fact that you really like using the term "helicopter mom". Tell me, just what kind of parenting experience do you have since you seem to have that subject and the "helicopter mom" thing all figured out?
Is my outrage overblown on this subject? Some may say so. Like I said, I have zero tolerance for texting while driving.
People die everyday and I get that. They die of old age, and disease and accidents of all kinds. But, if you choose to text while driving, and you hurt or kill somebody, that is NO accident. That is you making the choice to take the chance of wrecking from being distracted.
What kind of message being typed out on a phone is worth taking a chance on killing someone?