What is Text Paralysis?
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The inability to carry out simple motor functions such as walking, talking, or driving, while sending, composing, or recieving a text message.
A driver stops at a stop light, pulls out her phone, and commenses sending a text message. When the light turns green, she is honked at, because she suffers from Text Paralysis, and is unable to obey the rules of the road while texting.
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