letter to the editor to aware …

Don’t Let the Mobile Kill You!

Good morning everyone. Dear teachers, staff members and students, today, I want to advise you to be careful in using your mobile phones, particularly when using headphones or earphones with them.
You might feel silly to think about how a small device such as the mobile phone can kill you. Using such a useful device at the wrong time or wrong place can sometimes lead to disastrous accidents. You might have read in the newspapers last week about the pedestrian who was mowed down by a truck in the city, because he was listening to music on the headphones connected to his mobile handset while crossing the road. He was so absorbed by the music that he did not look on both the sides while crossing and also did not hear the horn of the truck. Similarly, a young man was killed by a train while crossing the tracks, as his headphones shut out the sound and whistle of the approaching train.
I by no means have any intention to scare you all. But what do we learn from these accidents? We learn the simple and easy-to-understand fact that never use mobile phones, especially with earphones or headphones, when crossing any road, railway line or during regular traffic and driving. 

I hope all of you will ensure your own safety in this regard by being careful in the use of this otherwise very useful gadget and spread this word of advice to others too.

Thank you!