Comments on: Texting while driving raises crash risk by 23 times – Ban it now!

By: Hot Flashes Causes

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By: Random

Random — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:47 +0000

If its illegal to talk on the phone (which, i personally dont see why, but at the same time i do, it doesnt affect me when im talking on the phone since i drive with one hand most the time, the hardest part is calling while driving, which can be done at stop lights, once im talking, im perfectly normal on the road if not better at times), Though im only 1 in so many.

If its illegal to talk on the phone while driving, there is no reason txt while driving should be legal, since its much worse than talking on the phone, i try to do txt while driving at times, but i find it hard to do so with out swurving too much, so i tend to do txt while driving in slow traffic, (5-25mph at best), or stop signs/lights.

if theres one thing my parents pounded in me through out my life when driving, if you have to hit something, either A) go for the ditch, or B) go for the cheapest car and try not to make contact where another person is sitting. So i wouldnt do something if i didnt feel safe about it.

By: clee

clee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:40:00 +0000

Driving while distracted is quickly becoming a problem on the roads and the studies all seem to point to just how dangerous it is. But I’m not convinced that legislation is the answer to the problem. I think there needs to be more of a PR campaign to change people’s attitudes about texting/talking while driving. How do we reconcile the need for safety on the road with the increased need to be connected to our phones 24/7 and available to work remotely at any time?

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By: a non e mous

a non e mous — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:43:30 +0000

As a paramedic who regularly deals with the consequences of inattentive driving, I couldn’t agree with you more, DavidB.

Unfortunately, however, your nation is the home of a legal culture that perpetuates the “It’s Not My Fault ” mentality, where it is possible to explore every single avenue of diverting blame away from oneself, no matter what the offence, or how blatantly responsible one is for what happened.

As an example, witness the strange perversion of justice that occurred when OJ Simpson’s murder trial got railroaded sideways into a debate about racial prejudice. It seems that if you have deep enough pockets, you can buy your way out of attributible guilt.

I wish my part of the world (Australia) was immune to that culture but unfortunately it isn’t, and it’s getting worse all the time.

So, sadly, it is necessary to specify new offences such as cellphone use while driving to ensure that clever lawyers don”t allow culprits to escape via a loophole or a technicality.

And there are some people who are so dumb that they don’t realise something may be dangerous until the act becomes illegal.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:31:01 +0000

My state (Virginia) took a baby step in the right direction as of July 1, but unfortunately it is only a “secondary offense”. In other words, you can only get in trouble for texting if you do something ELSE illegal, like run a stop sign or change lanes without signal or (God forbid) crash into someone else.
I really doubt understand why we even need new laws in the first place though. Enforce the laws we have. Why are our law enforcement and judicial system so chicken shxt to charge and prosecute talkers and texters? Failure to pay “full time and attention” is already “illegal” in every state with no new laws required.