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If you're referring to this Dave, no I'm not.

This anti-texting schit is just more brain washed idiocy. Glancing at a phone at eye-level and sending an abbreviated response requires no more risk than changing the radio station. Or sipping your coffee. Or looking around for change as you approach a toll booth.

Common sense would dictate that one doesn't need to type nor read a novel while driving in heavy traffic. But since there are too many dumb fugks in the world, it's now a crime to glance at your phone or type a short response. Anybody that can chew gum and jog at the same time is capable of this yet it is now outlawed in (I believe) 48 states. Why? Because of the lowest common denominator. That's why.

And of course there are about 5 billion alleged conservatives that are all too eager to allow this type of idiotic legislation.

My truck has Bluetooth. In order for me to make a call or send a text in most states I have to stare at a TV screen in the middle of my dashboard. I have to scroll through contacts, speak, push buttons, yada, yada, yada. How in the earth's holy fugk is that less distracting than typing "10-4" on a phone?

My truck also has a navigation system so when I drive around schit holes like Minneapolis, Chicago, or San Antonio, I don't have to ask any of the local mouth breathers directions. Why in the fugk is it legal for me to stare at the TV screen, as I drive in congested traffic, but it's not legal for me to look at a hand held fugking phone that can tell me the same info?

Does any of this make any sense? No. It doesn't. It's just more feel good fugking bullschit that the brain washed masses buy into because they don't/can't think for themselves.

And let's not forget many states have caveats for law enforcement officers. Because we all know anybody in that line of work has the reflexes of ninja trained cats. JFC. How do you people buy into this bullschit?



Dave

So what do you propose we should do NOW to stem the almost 60% increase in accidents due to texting? Or we can go back to the good old days of Deadwood, do away with most laws and if one sees something you deem a danger to yourself, just take appropriate action, like tapping their rear bumper and run them off the road..

No they don't.

Where did you get that data?

My ass.

Texting is another factor in the equation they just don't need:

I tend to agree with deflave. Texting and driving can be dangerous, but with proper risk management can be done safely. I very rarely text and drive. When I do it's a quick one letter or one word response that is somewhat time sensitive. I do a full and thorough 360 scan before each key stroke. I won't do it when anyone is in my danger zone. It's really no different from reading road signs in an unfamiliar area. It's something that can be so distracting that it becomes dangerous, but it can also be managed safely. I drive about 150-200 miles per work day. The obliviousness I see in texters is just [bleep] staggering. People become engrossed in their phones to the point that they lose awareness of driving. drifting out of their lane. Pinballing back and forth within the lane. Going so slow as to hinder the flow of traffic. Unable to maintain a constant speed. I honk at every damn one of the idiots and shake my head at them. It's funny how many get pissed at me.

The line has to be drawn somewhere though, else folks will continue to push the legal limits...how can the law say that a person like DeFlave (who likely can safely text a one word response) can legally text and drive but the bawling bleeder driving home the morning after can't text "I can't believe I [bleep] him again...he's such as [bleep]..."

Just yesterday, in a 70 mph zone, a car doing about 45-50 in the passing lane , kinda weaving around, thought it was a drunk but was a young guy texting, he was totally oblivious to me as I passed him on the right.

He was likely one of those guys that will tell you "I can text and drive with no problem at all" or "I can drive better after two or three beers".

The trouble with these idiots is that they never see the folks who have to slam on their brakes to keep from hitting them or take evasive action like swerving to keep from getting hit by them. Since they never see these almost-victims, they go blithely on their merry way convinced that all is well.

I commute sixty plus miles to work and the texters are getting out of hand. Statistic show texting/cell phone use is becoming a primary causal effect for road accidents and I agree.
It's not a factor of legislating to the lowest common denominator, if that was the case I'd agree. The problem is they are trying to KILL ME. I'm all for draconian, punitive penalties for texting whilst driving as well as driving at or below the speed limit in the left lane.

Well that's just it.

We can't use legislation to rid our society of dip schits. Just let her bawl and drive and text as far as I'm concerned.

Dave

How do you protect one person's rights without stomping on another's?

But that's when a wreck will happen, and someone innocent will die.

How do you protect one person's rights without stomping on another's?


This whole situation is a tough one.

The entire texting laws are about as stupid as moving the BAC limit to .08 from .10.

Dang, thats the longest post I have ever seen you write.... and I agree with 100% of it. +9999 We have too many laws already... time to start afresh with the original law, the constitution.

Life isn't safe. Everyone dies and none are innocent. Ben Franklin said something about Liberty vs Safety a long time ago. I agree with him.