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- ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1009 out of 10 drivers say texting should be banned while driving. The other 1 in 10 say WTF! Y? TISNF!
- TenebrousX, on 10/10/2007, -1/+67That we need a law to get people to stop doing it is depressing. It's as if there was a law to ban driving while wearing a blindfold, or in a straight jacket.
- 10goto10, on 10/10/2007, -2/+56God damn it, now I have to start writing letters while driving.
- twrife, on 10/10/2007, -9/+60The other one out of the ten is a teenager who is going to get in a car accident and die.
- dvsbastard, on 10/10/2007, -4/+41Wait, text messaging while driving is still not illegal over there?!
It has been an offence here in Australia for a while now - and for damn good reason too! Any distraction while driving is dangerous, let alone one which requires you to take your eyes off the road... - Mizzike, on 10/10/2007, -2/+36yeah, ok, pass the law--now try to enforce it.
- jmpeagle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23by that logic, you don't need to ban drunk driving as it will also sort itself out. The problem is the majority of accident usually involve a second vehicle.
- Regulator980, on 10/10/2007, -0/+229 out of 10 drivers should be banned off the road. Driving is a skill and most people really suck at it.
- Livewired, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23So I will be sorted out as a problem once someone txting while driving creams me on my motorcycle. Thx
- revital9, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22People are so incredibly moronic. I mean, what is it that can't wait a few more minutes? You might think the worlds' fate depended on those SMS messages, when it's actually more like "Im BORED what to wear 2night?" or other stupid ***** like that.
- tehbored, on 10/10/2007, -5/+24I guess that means 1 in 10 should probably have their license revoked.
- ThinkBox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18***** that, I do smoke signals in the back of my wrangler
- monsterofNone, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2157 percent of americans do not admit to doing it...
"66 per cent of the adults surveyed who drive and use text messaging told pollsters they had read text messages or e-mails while driving. Fifty-seven per cent admitted to sending them."
those are percentages of people who admit to texting while driving... not all americans. - malkir, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16That or they realize any law would be ineffectual and wouldn't fix peoples inattentive driving habits.
- mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16TISNF? this is so not fair? is that right?
- theymos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12What amazing technology texting is. I can't wait until phones can dictate and read texts, so it'll be almost like *talking* to the person.
- KingWrecked, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11In the UK while there is a law prohibiting mobile use while driving there are also other laws that could apply, e.g. failing to be in proper control of your vehicle, reckless or dangerous driving, driving without due care and attention etc. The fact that anyone needs to be told, specifically, that texting while driving is a bad idea is a sad reflection on the general lack of common sense in a significant percentage of the population.
- TridenTBoy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Oh you're good.
- DigitAl56K, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10YOU ARE THE ONE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE. Jesus.
Everyone thinks they are a good driver. The problem is *always* someone else's fault. Every single person I've ever seen texting while driving has been driving badly. Some weave across the road, other seem more alert. Then the predictive text doesn't come up with the right word immediately and they'll suddenly be staring at their phone for 5 seconds at a time.
Don't be such a prick. I can't think of many people who *need* to text while driving. In fact, I can't think of any. - krinthekuz, on 09/16/2008, -1/+11i got into a debate the other day over cell phone interfaces (yes, i'm a geek) where i said that touchscreens (like a1200, n800, iphone, neo) are superior in every way for some 4302840932 reasons. the response: touchscreens don't give you the tactile response necessary to send text messages while driving. i was ready to hit the guy.
- HautePie, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10You need laws when innocent third parties' lives are put in danger you utter, utter *****.
- footodors, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9For every new law that's passed, 2 old ones should be removed. Too many friggin laws
- AbsurdParadox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9What about the police who use LAPTOPS IN THEIR CAR WHILE DRIVING?
- profOblivion, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Because doing it has consequences for those that don't do it as well, i.e. the poor saps in the OTHER car who get hit.
- wbgo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Unfortunately, they're just as likely to kill someone else because of their stupid irresponsibility.
- xstarsprinklesx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8What is there to understand? If you're texting, you're not watching the road. It's not that complicated.
- whatthefu, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10I would have no problem with people text messagin while driving if they were only ever putting themselves in danger and no one else, but unfortunately that is not the case, and it should be banned.
- rabidmonkey1, on 10/10/2007, -8/+16I think the Federal Gov't should keep its nose out of the private affairs of it's citizens. Why not regulate eating and driving, or listening to music and driving, or talking to passengers and driving? Seriously, we do not need a law for every aspect of our lives people!
- GrimPraetorian, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9It doesn't matter, part of your attention is on that text message even if you are not looking at the screen. Look at Germany and how strict the rules are on the Autobahn. I'm sorry but when someone is driving a 3000 pound hunk of metal at 60 - 80 MPH I damn well want ALL their attention at the task at hand.
- Piedramente, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9I agree to the ban. I get cut off all the damn time by people too busy not looking at the road.
- Gatesophile, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Or my sister, who is going to be 32 in a few days and, as a friend of mine put it, hasn't realized that the party is over.
- tizz66, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8It is enforced in the UK on a spot-and-fine basis, but it is now also standard practice at a crash scene where a phone is found to obtain phone records. If it is determined that you were on the phone and that led to you crashing, you are in a really, really bad situation. A *****-ton of trouble, you could say. Aside from the fact it increases your chance of killing people, it just isn't worth risking the punishment should it all go wrong.
- thomas, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7How could text messaging while driving be legal? If you can't talk on the phone and drive you certainly cant type on a small ass keyboard and drive.
- xstarsprinklesx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The problem is that most inept people don't know they're inept.
- Mothrog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6You're responsible? You look up every second or two? Wow. That gets me all warm and fuzzy inside. Do us all a favor. Take that ***** cell phone of yours and cram it up your ***** sideways before you ***** kill someone, you stupid piece of *****.
- xstarsprinklesx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6What's cowardly about wanting to be protected from reckless drivers?
- ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8You people fail to realize that the properly worded text message, at the right time, can lead to events which end in getting laid. That means time is money. Money i don't have to spend paying a hooker.
- brandoj, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8I agree with benitojuarez, and I think some may agree with a further explanation of the law. First, you're not going to get away with creaming another car while texting in a civil suit - it's plain negligence. There is a financial incentive not to do it.
Second, you're likely to go to prison for involuntary manslaughter. Here's the wikipedia explanation: Involuntary manslaughter, sometimes called criminally negligent homicide in the United States . . . occurs where there is no intention to kill or cause serious injury but death is due to recklessness or criminal negligence. Negligence rises to the level of criminal negligence where the conduct reaches a higher degree of carelessness or inattention, perhaps to the point of indifference.
Imagine for a moment that you are a jury, and I am the judge. I instruct you that you must determine whether person X, who was texting on his cellphone when he hit a pedestrian was objectively unreasonable and indifferent to the safety of others. Would you find him guilty?
It really makes you wonder why we have DUI laws. It's already a serious crime to hit somebody while drunk - all we did was criminalize the simple act of driving drunk. The only thing that a anti-texting law will do is give the cops one more excuse to pull you over. - anj747, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Exactly, thats what I was thinking. Only a complete moron would text whilst driving.
- Stryder81, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I hate hate hate hate hate these kids with their little text messaging b.s. It's making people more and more stupid to everything else ( including the spelling of common words )
They baned us cellphone users from talking and driving I'm surprised txting wasn't included. Ban that *****. - zeptobyte, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6No. It says adults who drive, and who use text messaging. Not who drive and text at the same time. 66% of adults who both drive and text (at any time) have read texts while driving. 57% of adults who both drive and text (again, at any time) have sent texts while driving.
- mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5My state banned it a couple months ago.. as it says in the article. I haven't heard anyone complain about it.
I don't want OTHER people to do it.. but it's ok if I do it because I'm careful. (translating the poll results) - RichMan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Messing with anything while driving is unsafe. Handling cd's, tuning your radio, reaching over to the passenger door to crank the window up. Why not ban those processes as well?
OR you can just tell people "Focus on the road and don't get distracted!!" This ban is completely unnecessary. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Lets legalize drunk driving then.
- Caleb83, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Is this weird that we're linked to a Qatar publication covering a Reuters story in New York?
- facelesscoward, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5That's a weird thing to say while driving. A kind of personal protest?
"I hate written words and I will dedicate my life to demanding that they be banned, so long as no one can hear me." - gopher043, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5The government is about "We the people" and "We the people" say ban that *****.
- chingy1788, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Texting and driving is like driving with your eyes closed
If you cant talk on the phone while driving, then you shouldn't be texting either - manageMyRights, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7It is LEGAL to change your shirt, put on makeup, and eat in your car. We don't need to create stupid laws for every little thing. If your driving sucks you get a ticket.
- decompyler, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7I concur that new laws should not be conjured up every time people perform an unsafe act. If someone does ANYTHING unsafe that endangers others around them, then yes, they should be punished. But to blanketly "ban" a particular act in society due to the outcome of a few numbskulls that can't control themselves, only serves to chip away at personal freedoms. If I am perfectly capable at multi-tasking texting/talking/smoking/eating/changing tunes/shifting while driving and still manage to drive safe then I do not want to be marked as a criminal and forced to pay the consequences of potentiality of causing harm when I have done, nor intended to do any such thing.
My point here is... driving... hell.... LIVING is unsafe! We can't punish people for being potential hazards because each and every one of us are. We are giving up freedoms for safety.... but, go ahead make a new damn law! Maybe we still haven't categorized every last person as a criminal yet. -
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