A new report published Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board advises motorists that sending text messages while driving is totally fine and not that big a deal as long as you make sure to glance up from your phone every now and then. If youre driving and have a really important text to send, thats okay; just try to keep one eye on the road as best you can, NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman said of the report, which advocates a new 50-50 rule for texting drivers, suggesting they keep half their attention on the road and half on their handheld device. After all, you can always steer with your knees orif you really want to be extra carefultext with one hand and hold the wheel with the other. Better yet, just ask a passenger to give you a heads-up whenever theres a red light or another car up ahead. Hersman added that the reports findings apply not only to texting, but also to checking email, playing games, or watching movies while driving. 