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State of Illinois to ban texting while driving
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article published on 8 August, 2009
Gov. Pat Quinn of the state of Illinois will sign an amendment to the state's Vehicle Code this week, making Illinois the 17th state in the US to have a ban on texting (text messaging) while driving.
The bill does have the exception however if the driver pulls over to park, or puts the car in neutral while stopped in traffic.
Since last year, 16 states have banned texting while driving ... [ read the full article ]
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8. August 2009 @ 20:22 |
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They need to make texting while driving a first offense, it's annoying as hell to deal with those people, no one can drive while doing that.
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8. August 2009 @ 21:38 |
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i think people are to addicted to texting, is it really that hard not to do it while texting?
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8. August 2009 @ 21:41 |
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i mean driving :p
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Mysttic
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8. August 2009 @ 22:27 |
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Harder to stop texting then one would think. I never did understand how much a fad it's gotten; I mean most mobile txt devices are cell phones, why the edited by ddp would you not use voice dial and speak to one another while driving rather than type. It's sad at all this law needed to be passed and even more so, enforced.
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8. August 2009 @ 22:29 |
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most people who do it say they can handle it, but then end up crashing
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chris4160
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8. August 2009 @ 23:03 |
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The bill does have the exception however if the driver pulls over to park, or puts the car in neutral while stopped in traffic
So if they're at a red light they're allowed to text, how would they know when the light turns green? They should ban it completely while in the drivers seat of a car.
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8. August 2009 @ 23:29 |
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If "maximun bob" a famous texas judge was still around, he would throw the offender in jail for the first offense. Texting is almost as worst as DUI, at least the drunk has his bloodshot eyes on the road. Whats the fine $50.00 dollars? No doubt the phone companies opposed this ban.
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8. August 2009 @ 23:32 |
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No doubt the phone companies opposed this
they opposed it, wow that makes them look bad
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8. August 2009 @ 23:56 |
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Wow this is a radical concept *rolls eyes*. Is this seriously only the first place to ban it?
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chris4160
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9. August 2009 @ 00:31 |
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Originally posted by canuckerz:
Wow this is a radical concept *rolls eyes*. Is this seriously only the first place to ban it?
I'm pretty sure here in australia mobile phones have been banned while driving, i don't know if that includes texting though. Also eating while driving is banned.
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ivymike
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9. August 2009 @ 00:44 |
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Originally posted by jony218:
If "maximun bob" a famous texas judge was still around, he would throw the offender in jail for the first offense. Texting is almost as worst as DUI, at least the drunk has his bloodshot eyes on the road. Whats the fine $50.00 dollars? No doubt the phone companies opposed this ban.
Hardly, Maximum Bob would have that offender put to death.
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9. August 2009 @ 00:59 |
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Originally posted by canuckerz:
Wow this is a radical concept *rolls eyes*. Is this seriously only the first place to ban it?
Illinois is the 17th state to do so.
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9. August 2009 @ 01:32 |
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10 to 1 I bet the have distracted driving laws and 10 to 1 I bet this is a revenue grab...
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9. August 2009 @ 15:16 |
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The ability to track the phone while moving isnt a hard thing to do but if there are more then one people in the car its a thought that another would be on the phone other then the driver... but due to the crashes of the trains and pile ups of kids on the highway its a good step..lets all stand up and expect more out of the others driving next to us ... we have all seen makeup being applyed while the model wantabe is late for work or even the guy between home and the office shaving and we all think what an idiot. well I've see my share of bad drivers because they are talking on the phone with their shoulder lended over like they need surgery , and they shift from lane to lane like they own the highway. look if your so important that the thought of a phone ringing is so important then buy a hands free setup and if you need to get the text then stay home and off the road its like drunks driving and us safe people are the road kill waitting to be takin out . its not like we need to be axcessable everywhere we go at all times if we do then let others drive,and they call them Taxi's....the law needs to be national
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9. August 2009 @ 15:20 |
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Originally posted by mystic:
The ability to track the phone while moving isnt a hard thing to do but if there are more then one people in the car its a thought that another would be on the phone other then the driver... but due to the crashes of the trains and pile ups of kids on the highway its a good step..lets all stand up and expect more out of the others driving next to us ... we have all seen makeup being applyed while the model wantabe is late for work or even the guy between home and the office shaving and we all think what an idiot. well I've see my share of bad drivers because they are talking on the phone with their shoulder lended over like they need surgery , and they shift from lane to lane like they own the highway. look if your so important that the thought of a phone ringing is so important then buy a hands free setup and if you need to get the text then stay home and off the road its like drunks driving and us safe people are the road kill waitting to be takin out . its not like we need to be axcessable everywhere we go at all times if we do then let others drive,and they call them Taxi's....the law needs to be national
Not really as most states already have a distracted driving law as cell phones and radios came out years ago.
what we need is better tougher driving tests to get licenses not more inane vague rules....
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9. August 2009 @ 17:02 |
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hell yea, im a junior member now!
im talking with my friend about this ironically, he got a new phone and said now it will be easier to text and drive
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9. August 2009 @ 23:37 |
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Originally posted by canuckerz:
Wow this is a radical concept *rolls eyes*. Is this seriously only the first place to ban it?
Illinois is the 17th state to do so.
Whoops, reading > me.
Or did you add the extra info in?
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10. August 2009 @ 02:36 |
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No, I have not edited the article at all since it was published :)
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10. August 2009 @ 02:56 |
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Already illegal in UK .. as is getting a job by the looks of it.
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10. August 2009 @ 05:20 |
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Talking on the phone while driving is statisticly more dangerous than driving drunk. Texting while driving is even worse.
It might be slight overkill to give tickets for anyone found texting while in the driver's seat. There is a similar rule about comsuming alcohol, and many people have gotten DUIs while not driving because of the wording of the law. It should only be illigal to text while the car is on a public roadway...If I want to sit in my car in the driveway and text away, the police should not be able to ticket me for it.
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10. August 2009 @ 08:00 |
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Originally posted by varnull:
Already illegal in UK .. as is getting a job by the looks of it.
Totally agree, am trawling for non-existent jobs as i type (not as i text! hehe).
Actually i believe it's at least 3 points on your licence and a £60 fine in the UK for using a mobile phone whilst driving, yet the amount of people using phones whilst driving seems as common as it ever was. I make sure to keep a bluetooth headset in the car and an old wired headset just in case it runs flat. You can even get done for eating an apple whilst driving here in the UK, not sure about banana's now that the EU have stopped banning normal shaped fruit.
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10. August 2009 @ 13:17 |
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texting to me is a waste of time. text back and forth for 15 minutes or make a 2 minute phone call, and say what you need to. Sad that they actually have to make it a law tho. seriously, how stupid are ppl now?
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10. August 2009 @ 14:39 |
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Originally posted by devil8975:
texting to me is a waste of time. text back and forth for 15 minutes or make a 2 minute phone call, and say what you need to. Sad that they actually have to make it a law tho. seriously, how stupid are ppl now?
I understand why people would say that, but it is not always possible to call, and it is usually much easier to just text what you have to say then make a full phone call about it.
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11. August 2009 @ 16:21 |
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im from upstate ny they passed the no texting while driving the 2nd of july our county's tobacco law is 19 years of age also that went into affect may 2nd sucksss
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11. August 2009 @ 16:26 |
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Originally posted by HackYuji:
im from upstate ny they passed the no texting while driving the 2nd of july our county's tobacco law is 19 years of age also that went into affect may 2nd sucksss
Nothing say contradiction like you can drive, have sex and join the army at 18 but good lord no booze or smokes for joooo..... oh Amerika....
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