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U.S. teens continually break law by texting while driving
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 11 December, 2009
According to a new study, it appears that teenagers don't necessarily care if it is illegal to text while driving, and will still not care even if it is made into federal law.
Texting in general is up 1000 percent since 2006 and Americans will send an estimated 1 trillion messages in 2009. Officers say it is harder to cite drivers while texting, as compared to those speaking on their phone.
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Amak
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11. December 2009 @ 17:02 |
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NO DUH! Passing laws doesn't mean a damn thing. You need something to deter people. I bet if they played that British PSA here several times people will learn. Need something graphic.
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klassic
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11. December 2009 @ 17:14 |
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No phone calls, no texting. What is next? No using a GPS. No changing the radio station. No drinking a beverage. No singing along to the radio. No radio. No talking.
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Amak
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11. December 2009 @ 17:33 |
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Originally posted by klassic:
No phone calls, no texting. What is next? No using a GPS. No changing the radio station. No drinking a beverage. No singing along to the radio. No radio. No talking.
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11. December 2009 @ 17:35 |
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Currentlt, 19 states have banned texting while driving while 9 other states prohibit it for drivers under the age of 21.
I was taking this article seriously until i read this line and i started to laugh soo how do they come up with this kinda law how can they judge the difference for a 21 year old and others that are younger the fact is that drivers loose concentration across the board and age has nothing to do with it.
Only in America
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klassic
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11. December 2009 @ 17:46 |
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I once formatted a computer and reinstalled Windows XP while driving.
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11. December 2009 @ 18:03 |
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Originally posted by klassic:
I once formatted a computer and reinstalled Windows XP while driving.
This is alright, you can do things like that while driving.
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11. December 2009 @ 18:11 |
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personally i think texting is 100% STUPID. Why not just talk on the phone? People have been killed. Accidents have happened. Damn these stupid companies for not making a Voice 2TXT app.
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siber
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11. December 2009 @ 18:48 |
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Anything that distracts you from paying attention while driving IS actually a problem...
Texting, yakking on the phone, drinking, smoking dope, formatting your computer, obviously AT ANY AGE, are distractions. If you think they are not...get your lawmakers to pass a law that states it is legal for the pilots of any airline to fly an airplane you are a passenger in to do those kinds of things during take-off, landing, flight...I dare you.
Picking your nose, listening to the radio, changing the radio station, eating a Taco, painting your nails, scratching your B... while driving are not that great either but they represent only a few of the things drivers have been noted to do. These are too difficult to regulate (for now...and possibly more easily done in California).
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11. December 2009 @ 18:50 |
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This is what you get when you continue to legislate stupididy.
The law gets watered down to the point where no one respects it.
This is a pretty simple matter. Making texting illegal obviously does not work so all you do is add texting to the list of "careless" or "neglegence". Then, when you KILL someone while driving and texting you get sent to PRISON, when you are convicted of MANSLAUGHTER for driving negligant. (with the added bonus that your parents get sued for all of theirs and yours and your future kids money!)
And oh, I have a question about the whole "You are not allowed to talk on an electronic device while driving"...
What about CB radios?? Are they illegal now?
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lxfactor
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11. December 2009 @ 19:16 |
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i text everywhere.. i use t9 so it doesnt require alot of attention and i memorize the keys.. i roll up and smoke while driving with my knee on a manual RSX type S.. if u kno what ur doing nothing happens.. and i got my pot head friends with me so they look out for me if im about to crash or anything.. when i get pulled over i lock my fone and buckle up if im not already... they cant do a damn thang.. people download music and its a federal law.. we do what we want when we want.. down with NWO
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11. December 2009 @ 19:33 |
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Originally posted by Amak:
NO DUH! Passing laws doesn't mean a damn thing. You need something to deter people. I bet if they played that British PSA here several times people will learn. Need something graphic.
Haven't these blasted kids seen Seven Pounds?
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LissenUp
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11. December 2009 @ 20:35 |
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Then SECURE that damn phone and check the timestamps........NOT an invasion of privacy and too bad if it is. Teenagers are dumber than ever and much more so than when I was one and texting and driving CAN'T BE DONE........these are the same stupid-ass teens that will drink and drive and honestly say "I can drive better when I'm drunk".
I say screw tickets and instant license suspension for 2 weeks if caught texting along with car impounding. Stupidity should be painful.
Hey.....the roads are deadly enough that licenses are given to those under 18 (male and female) and even worse when it's given to WOMEN under 18 and triple worse to FOREIGN WOMEN under 18.............compound that with texting for all.........and the roads aren't safe.
STOP TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.........jeez.......those that talk and drive are clearly worse. No signals, dumb and thoughtless acts, pulling out in front of people, etc, etc, etc.
Kids suck, teens suck and both are equally dumber than a doorknob.
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LissenUp
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11. December 2009 @ 20:40 |
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Originally posted by lxfactor:
i text everywhere.. i use t9 so it doesnt require alot of attention and i memorize the keys.. i roll up and smoke while driving with my knee on a manual RSX type S.. if u kno what ur doing nothing happens.. and i got my pot head friends with me so they look out for me if im about to crash or anything.. when i get pulled over i lock my fone and buckle up if im not already... they cant do a damn thang.. people download music and its a federal law.. we do what we want when we want.. down with NWO
Yeah.....you're just as big a nincompoop as the rest that ALL SAY the same thing.........."I memorize the keys". First........T9 effectively works on the vocabulary 10% and doesn't account for abbreviations. 2nd, you may "know" where the keys are but you absolutely positively aren't texting without looking at the keyboard most of the time and 3rd..........if you're using a QWERTY then memorized or not.........you're using both hands so SHUT IT and don't bother defending yourself to most of us ADULTS. I'm guessing you're..........what............18?????????????????
Definitely 21 or under. Your attitude and mentality says it all.
As for pot head friends looking out for you.........HA HA HA............."pass the j man..........OH LOOKOUT!!!!!!"................CRASH.
"Pot head friends looking out" is an oxymoron. Soon you'll be off the road and only your family and immediate friends will shed a tear..........the rest of us will be thankful that our lives are no longer in jeopardy as that's one more ninny down and off the road.
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slickwill
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11. December 2009 @ 20:43 |
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The picture for the article might make some think that teens are texting with both hands while driving, instead of one. Unless, I'm mistaken and that some teens actually text with both hands while driving.
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crunk15
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11. December 2009 @ 22:17 |
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some people do text with both hands slickwill but usualy the very few who have no choice like sidekick owners. lissenup i applaud you for recognizing the women thing but simply taking out on the younger generation is small minded on your part. everyone matures at a diff age and being under 21 doesn't change a thing, i can tell your smart but it sounds like you bare a grudge against anyone younger than you. texting while driving isnt a problem its peoples stupidity and lack of awareness, even a simple street sign or car can catch your eye and distract you. be smart about it if you need ur friends to help you from crashing then you shouldnt be at the wheel in the first place, just park at a dam corner smoke all u want then get back on the road when your good. being drunk doesnt make you a better driver your just more paranoid about crashing or getting pulled over so you pay more attention which is what we all need to do.
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Mysttic
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11. December 2009 @ 23:00 |
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Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD. Just because you HAVEN'T crashed yet, doesn't mean you WON'T. Get it? I've seen more than my share of *bleep* accidents in my day from stupid reasons as "picking ones nose" to texting, to simply calling someones mother to say "coming home ma" then BAM.
People believing that it couldn't happen to them are the ones it'll likely happen to it's only a matter of when. Now as far as law being more regulated to prevent any types of distractions, the real situation is, as long as people can do multi-tasking while driving, they'll always do it to save that extra minute of time. No amount of law enforcement is ever going to stop it, because when it comes to saving time, it will always take precedence over common sense and saving lives.
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xnonsuchx
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11. December 2009 @ 23:22 |
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If they were only hurting themselves, good riddance to useless, stupid people! Unfortunately, they're often hurting others when things go awry.
It also doesn't matter if you have laws and cops don't enforce them...talking on a cell phone is illegal while driving where I am and I see at least 1 driver every 10 vehicles or so who have their phone up to their ear, yet I rarely ever see cops pulling this idiots over.
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12. December 2009 @ 00:50 |
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I was rear ended by an older man on a cell phone 2 years ago(no sexual overtones in that statement-LOL. My wife's neck still hurts. Every cell phone in a car should be automatically disabled as long as the car is in drive. You would be able to answer a phone and talk ten seconds before it would disabled itself. Pull over and park and all the phones would work again. Not perfect but safe.
@klassic
GPS is just another reason for breaking into your car and another distraction. If you can't find where you're going on your own, you probably shouldn't go.
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12. December 2009 @ 02:02 |
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Originally posted by Ducky04:
personally i think texting is 100% STUPID. Why not just talk on the phone? People have been killed. Accidents have happened. Damn these stupid companies for not making a Voice 2TXT app.
Theres an app for that...no seriously. On the iPhone there is. Havent used it but if i recall it costs about $100 USD.
Originally posted by garmoon:
GPS is just another reason for breaking into your car and another distraction. If you can't find where you're going on your own, you probably shouldn't go.
Yes, because some one relies on a gps system to get to there best friends wedding in a huge city that they have never been to, they shouldnt go. If they need GPS to go to a big city to go for a relatives funeral, they just shouldnt go. I think you get the idea in how many ways your logic is flawed.
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12. December 2009 @ 02:16 |
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statistically women are safer drivers than men.. they don't "show off" with their boy racer attitude and penis substitute cars.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-...-name_page.html
The plague of the phone while driving continues.. On Thursday waiting to cross the road I counted 14 cars where the driver was talking on the phone, and 12 of those were not wearing a seatbelt either. ALL men.
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12. December 2009 @ 06:14 |
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im in australia and if you get pulled over and the cop has seen you using a phone it doesnt matter if you were texting or talking they can still give you a fine of $300 or more and you can still lose 3 demerit points.People do what they want in there cars & most people that can afford luxury cars or even sports cars don't really care about the fines.As for driving under the influence whether it be pot or alcohol it is illegal and if you feel your not up to driving you shouldnt drive.Some people can drive good drunk or stoned but most people can't and if you think it makes you a better driver your an idiot.here in australia we have cops on the side of the road doing drug tests and if you get caught you get in more trouble than if you were drink driving.GPS systems are terrible im surprised we havnt heard about people crashing while looking at GPS systems.BE RESPONSIBLE ON THE ROADS AND IT WILL MAKE THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE.
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siber
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12. December 2009 @ 06:24 |
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xboxdvl2, I fully agree with your final statement. I also expect full drug testing etc. to be available everywhere within a couple of years, it should.
A GPS system is perfectly safe for traveling. You shouldn't be fiddling with it while driving but it's very useful if you program it before departure...
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swarmpack
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12. December 2009 @ 07:55 |
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My sister or brother usually travels with me if im not driving to work so I just make them be my text monkey,or if they are not there I just wait till i get to a light.
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12. December 2009 @ 09:49 |
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I'll trust the first version 1.0 of GPS. It's called a map and they are more reliable than a GPS. Besides, wedding invitations or followups all come with small maps or instructions for out of town guests so they can arrive safely.
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12. December 2009 @ 10:03 |
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Originally posted by garmoon:
@xplorer4
I'll trust the first version 1.0 of GPS. It's called a map and they are more reliable than a GPS. Besides, wedding invitations or followups all come with small maps or instructions for out of town guests so they can arrive safely.
Then your point is moot... A map is no less distracting than a GPS.
There are new GPS that can "Speak" your directions to you, you don't even have to look at the thing while driving.
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