Texting = 2 dead
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
That little fact wasn't in your first post nor the article. Don't get me wrong I'd like to pull every cell phone in a hand I see in a car but SAYING anything more about it isn't going to change a damn thing.
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From: Louisville, KY
I see at least 6 people each day on my drive/ride to and from work and it pissess me off big time, because clearly this law is not policed in Kentucky.
They place no texting signs on billboards and electronic boards, but of course the texters don't see that.
Recently went over into to Maryland, and guess what, didn't see one person texting in the week that I was there - they have bold warning signs as you enter the state, and they must police this.
DISTRACTED DRIVING
http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.c...driving-stats/
They place no texting signs on billboards and electronic boards, but of course the texters don't see that.
Recently went over into to Maryland, and guess what, didn't see one person texting in the week that I was there - they have bold warning signs as you enter the state, and they must police this.
DISTRACTED DRIVING
http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.c...driving-stats/
Texting While Driving Causes:
1. 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council
2. 330,000 injuries per year – Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study
3. 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY – Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts
4. Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents
Texting While Driving Is:
1. About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
2. The same as driving after 4 beers – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin.
3. The number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers
1. 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council
2. 330,000 injuries per year – Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study
3. 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY – Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts
4. Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents
Texting While Driving Is:
1. About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
2. The same as driving after 4 beers – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin.
3. The number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers
Last edited by 1004ron; Jul 13, 2014 at 02:39 PM.
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I don't know about that - I see people doing all manner of stupid crap while driving. Playing with the radio, putting on makeup, playing with kids. I had a friend get run into a ditch by an old man that was trying to put an address into a GPS. Elderly drivers have caused more accidents over the years than texting drivers. Why don't we rush to ban that? I wonder . . .
I'm not saying that text while driving won't sometimes cause accidents. But, we don't know if that was the cause here, and there are also other things that are just as dangerous.
I'm not saying that text while driving won't sometimes cause accidents. But, we don't know if that was the cause here, and there are also other things that are just as dangerous.
Sorry if I came on strong but I don't understand you trying to find excuses to somehow discount texting whie driving.
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From: Columbus, Ohio
It sounds like either you or someone very close to your heart texts all the time while driving? Texting while driving kills and not only the person who is doing it and we all know it. How about taking a moment to remember the fallen brothers and mourn the untimely demise that was caused by a person who should be behind bars and not steering wheel. Those two folks had a full life ahead of them which was taken by someone who decided to put their convenience ahead of others' safety.
Sorry if I came on strong but I don't understand you trying to find excuses to somehow discount texting whie driving.
Sorry if I came on strong but I don't understand you trying to find excuses to somehow discount texting whie driving.
No - I'm not making excuses for anybody at all. All I'm saying is that there are already laws in place. They're called distracted driving laws. My problem is with old people that drive dangerously, truck drivers talking on the CB, people fooling around with kids and DVD players, businessmen fixing their ties while they drive, folks digging around for cigarettes in their purse. . . they're all just as dangerous. DO you know why they don't get as much attention? Because they affect the older crowd, too - not just the "kids".
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From: Sedalia,Missouri
My wife and I live on a busy street where our front porch is slightly elevated. We like to sit on the porch and it amazes me how many people I see drive by texting. If a police car would park next to our house they could pick them off like crazy but then again they don't care.
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From: North Carolina
I believe that I read a news article stating that texting drivers were second only to DWI's in causing accidents.
Our 'No Texting While Driving' laws have no teeth. Virginia use to confiscate your police radar detector if you were caught using it on VA hwy's. Haven't been through VA lately might still be the law.
I know that a radar detector and a phone are two different things, but it could be a good deterrent for a growing problem.
Our 'No Texting While Driving' laws have no teeth. Virginia use to confiscate your police radar detector if you were caught using it on VA hwy's. Haven't been through VA lately might still be the law.
I know that a radar detector and a phone are two different things, but it could be a good deterrent for a growing problem.
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From: Queen Creek, AZ
These a-holes are more dangerous then drunks as far as I'm concerned. Way more of them on the road.
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From: A SaltwaterHillbilly-Surrounded By Cages
Had a young lady in a tiny honda civic on my rear fender going down the interstate recently. I moved over into the LEFT lane to let her pass and she was looking down at her smart phone the whole time. Even as she was only a few feet from the back of an 18 wheeler.
She was weaving in and out of traffic like a drunk. I see this kind of thing happening a lot lately and try to stay as far away as possible.
She was weaving in and out of traffic like a drunk. I see this kind of thing happening a lot lately and try to stay as far away as possible.
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If the driver was texting or driving impaired in addition to driving on a suspended license, in the jurisdiction I come from she would be facing years and years (possibly decades) in prison, not to mention the potential civil lawsuits by members of the deceased families. My heart goes out to the families involved, may the memory of those killed in this crash be for a blessing.
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