What Woods crash coverage says about phone distraction?

Ars covers Tiger Woods’ arrest after a car crash, where he reportedly blamed cell phone use, with the piece focusing on the incident details and the police response.

Ellen

It says “phone distraction” is still a socially acceptable excuse even when the symptoms sound a lot more serious.

Yoshiii

“Phone distraction” works as a face-saving label, but the bigger tell is that people accept it without asking whether impairment or a medical event fits the symptoms better.

Quelly :slightly_smiling_face: