http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5394218/
6/19/2009 4:25:01 PM
"oh i was texting? No I wasn't I was dialing a phone number checking my calendar consulting my GPS USING MY CELL PHONE, which is still legal to do" Why are they pussy footing around with this. Just make Cell phone use illegal while driving. This won't even be enforced. I see teenagers on their phones still all of the time.
6/19/2009 4:28:37 PM
I would prefer that all cell phone use were illegal while driving as well. Though 'normal' use would require less looking down than texting specifically.
6/19/2009 4:29:48 PM
^^This.[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 4:30 PM. Reason : -]
6/19/2009 4:30:04 PM
how can they enforce it?no one texts with arm raised to window...
6/19/2009 4:30:34 PM
dumb incapable people ruining it for the rest of us
6/19/2009 4:30:41 PM
6/19/2009 4:31:05 PM
I think sexting should still be legal.
6/19/2009 4:31:26 PM
as long as i can still read the newspaper and drink my coffee while shaving
6/19/2009 4:31:53 PM
or apply mascara
6/19/2009 4:33:55 PM
or masturbate
6/19/2009 4:39:44 PM
how in the fuck are they going to enforce this
6/19/2009 4:50:19 PM
^^
6/19/2009 4:50:54 PM
hands free only in cali
6/19/2009 4:53:13 PM
Instead of making law after law after law, I wish we only had a few all-encompassing laws, and then a bunch of "legal clarifications" and definitions to address things like this.Law 1:No one shall do anything, without consent, that harms or unreasonably endangers anyone else's person, property, liberty, or right to the same.Clarification 52,239:Texting while driving an automobile on public roads, except when an emergency responder reasonably needs to do so, constitues an unreasonable danger to the person and property of others.[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 5:07 PM. Reason : ]
6/19/2009 4:58:47 PM
6/19/2009 4:59:17 PM
^7, ^6[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 4:59 PM. Reason : ^ meh]
6/19/2009 4:59:22 PM
6/19/2009 5:01:59 PM
You never realize how much talking on a phone effects someone's driving ability until you're riding next to someone doing itEveryone thinks they're the best driver in the world
6/19/2009 5:04:38 PM
i just know there were shitty shitty drivers long before everyone had cellphones
6/19/2009 5:05:43 PM
6/19/2009 5:06:11 PM
Another example of a poorly thought out law. Hell, people are still going to text, they're just going to have to keep the phone below window level so other people (ie cops) can't see it. Which really makes it even more dangerous b/c instead of glancing a few degrees down at it as you hold it above the steering wheel you're now having to glance down like 70-80 degrees to your lap.Or even worse, the cops will use any action that looks like you're texting (which could be something as simple as scratching your junk) as an excuse to pull you over.
6/19/2009 6:16:49 PM
i do what i want
6/19/2009 6:18:21 PM
^24
6/19/2009 6:21:09 PM
whateva, I do what I want
6/19/2009 6:23:49 PM
omg a $100 finesuch a deterrent
6/19/2009 6:24:37 PM
They should just make it a more serious crime when NOT SIGNALLING when changing lanes. That should cover the cell phone issue because dumbasses are so ABSENT MINDED when using a cell phone that their lives/driving/signalling is the least of their concerns.
6/19/2009 6:55:22 PM
i think we all can agree there are definitely bigger issues on the road than texting while driving. like women. and asians.
6/19/2009 7:07:31 PM
6/19/2009 7:17:36 PM