Texting In Cars

[discocrisco01]

According to the Alton Telegraph}, Illnois's three month ban on texting while driving has not been that successful. If somebody wanted to really do it, all of they would need is high-clearance vehicles and the better method, using tinted windows.
[br />Personally, I have used the cell phone all of the time and the cops never pull me over. However, the cops have pulled me over for seatbelt violations several times.

Has anybody had experienced with this issue?

[we can do it]

1. I Think You Should Lose Your License Forever If You Text and Drive

and they should smash the car you are driving.

[Clovis Sangrail]

2. or if you eat and drive /nt

[flvegan]

3. Texting and driving: Face it, you're just not that important.

Goes for 99% of cell phone use. You don't need to do it, and you're putting folks other than your precious little self-important self at risk.

Shut up and drive!

[drm604]

4. It floors me that it's even necessary to have laws against it. It should be common sense.

Who the hell would text while driving? :shrug:
I wouldn't text while driving any more than I would sleep while driving.

[Jkid]

5. This is probally a good time show you a little short film I've discovered.

It's called "Only Stwpd Cowz Txt N Drive". It was broadcast by the BBC sometime ago this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eqYxE0dhBs - Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k51CyWnjKRU - Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U66H7RQZwwY - Part Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uPkW4tDP_4 - Part Four

Show this to your kids if you have any.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Wow. Didn't miss a trick in that one.

[Jkid]

9. What trick?

[TreasonousBastard]

10. Pregnancy, parents, guilt, death, pain, inflammatory media coverage...

lying sack boyfriend, accusations all around...

If something in there didn't get to you, you're just not human.

[Jkid]

12. Oh, I understand now.

Those tricks...

[NutmegYankee]

21. Wow. What a film.

The only part that doesn't apply to the USA was the refusal of service in the grocery store.

[DailyGrind51]

6. Drivers who text should be treated like DUI perps.

BTW, tinted windows are actually illegal in some jurisdictions.

[KT2000]

7. when people are on phones

and/or texting while driving, and are then in an accident, should be required to publicly state the urgent messages that made the accident necessary for the other person's injuries or death.

If you continue to make phone calls while driving, you are being very selfish and careless whith other people's lives.

[Darth_Kitten]

13. Exactly.

:D

[blondeatlast]

18. cu @ skips dnt fgt 2 gt coors itll b richous,d00d

Yup--what you said.

[yodoobo]

11. Its really an un-enforceable law

Oh they'll grab people and here and there, but the chances of getting caught virtually nill unless your stupid.

Not to mention you can't really tell the difference between texting and dialing from another vehicle.

[bettyellen]

14. not at all! you just wait for them to send and you pull them over, huge fines would be a great

deterrant.
why are you defending people not looking where their going. because they ARE stupid for doing it.

[yodoobo]

16. why would you say I'm defending anyone?

Just commenting on the feasability of effective enforcement.

[drm604]

17. Texting Versus Dialing.

Does it matter? You shouldn't be doing either.

[yodoobo]

19. dialing is legal. txting isn't

[drm604]

22. That depends where you live, dialing is certainly illegal in some places.

But legal or not, it's not very bright.

It's beyond me why anyone would argue against making texting while driving illegal.

Why the hell is it so important to send a text to someone while you're freaking driving? Can't you use hands free equipment and just talk? How often do you need to send a text to someone anyway?

[yodoobo]

24. I'm commenting on the law as passed in Illinois

You're making a common mistake.

You are confusing arguing FOR the behavior vs commenting on the effectiveness of the law against it.


Your post is full of good points that I agree with. They are just not relative to Illinois law.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet him.

:)

[Electric Monk]

23. lol nice

[latebloomer]

20. My friend died in a head-on collision

with a texting teenager. The teen also died.

My friend was 40 years old, a funny, warmhearted, life-loving activist with a 6-year-old daughter.

[rcrush]

25. I see cops do it all the time.