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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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siber
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12. December 2009 @ 10:42 |
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So,... "If you don't know the way, don't go" and "If you are nuts enough to go anyway, use a map". Driving a Model T, garmoon?
Most GPS systems have voice instructions. I believe they increase your level of concentration by warning you ahead of intersections, about changing speed limits, your need to change lanes and make turns.
Nevertheless, they are certainly not toys and shouldn't be played with while driving. If you believe a GPS is distracting you, don't use it.
But, if that is indeed your situation, I'd recommend you abstain from eating, talking or listening to the radio.
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lxfactor
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12. December 2009 @ 10:55 |
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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
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.
ill b 22 shortly.. i stay in Florida.. its all old people waiting to die in a rich ass area.. i dont use a keyboard.. hence why i said T9.. and it works if you're typing proper english.. i dont use the idk my bff jill abbreviations.. and we know how to pass a "Blunt" without dropping it.. im well over 2000 blunts.. and probably dropped 2.. ive never crashed.. my pothead friends are on point and we love video games..
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12. December 2009 @ 11:02 |
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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.
I hope to god you're being sarcastic.
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georgeluv
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12. December 2009 @ 12:48 |
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you ever tried to text and drive on an iphone? lethal. my brother who is one of the least responsible people on earth even stopped texting and driving when he got his iphone. its against the law in nj anyway.
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12. December 2009 @ 15:49 |
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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.
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.
You study the map before leaving and if you need to refer to it then pull over like using a phone. A speaking GPS is about as bad as a cell phone, they also don't know about traffic construction or accidents, and neither do maps.
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So,... "If you don't know the way, don't go" and "If you are nuts enough to go anyway, use a map". Driving a Model T, garmoon?
Let me rephrase that: If you're not smart enough to find out how to get to your destination, then you probably shouldn't go. And I drive a Mustang- but would love to have the model T too. God, I love stirring the pot-hey Scum!
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jetyi83
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12. December 2009 @ 17:56 |
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i do it. not necessarily proud of it, but its hard not to.
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jetyi83
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12. December 2009 @ 17:58 |
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@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.
these arent new, they are pretty much standard. even on google phones for free.
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jetyi83
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12. December 2009 @ 18:03 |
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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.
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.
You study the map before leaving and if you need to refer to it then pull over like using a phone. A speaking GPS is about as bad as a cell phone, they also don't know about traffic construction or accidents, and neither do maps.
You've obviously not driven around too much. There are directions that become too complicated to remember if you're going through an entire metropolitan city. GPS auto updates so it doesnt matter if you run into a detour or not. It will still tell you how to get there from where you are. You're a genius.
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13. December 2009 @ 02:52 |
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All I can say is, Phone's are not being used as they were suppose to back in the days. Phones are ruined with keyboards, webbrowsers, etc. All that was needed was a conversation from one person to the other. I blame technology, even though we love it.
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STANLY5
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13. December 2009 @ 11:02 |
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Texting is a plague and should be banned outright.
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13. December 2009 @ 14:54 |
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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.
You study the map before leaving and if you need to refer to it then pull over like using a phone. A speaking GPS is about as bad as a cell phone, they also don't know about traffic construction or accidents, and neither do maps.
Okay. Seriously? How is a GPS occasionally telling you to turn, with no input needed from the driver, as distracting as a cell phone which would require constant attention from the driver? You need to listen to the person talking, you need to think of your response, you need to formulate a sentence, you need to speak the sentence, you need to listen again... This repeats as long as your conversation lasts.
With a GPS you just need to listen to a partial sentence, judge if you want to turn yet, and carry out your decision... All part of driving, and takes less than a minute. "Turn Right Here" is less distracting than any phone conversation, and heaps more helpful to the driver.
I'm sure people on the freeway appreciate your pulling over to study your map.
If a normal map can't help you with things like construction blocks, what the hell was the point of bringing them up?
At least with a GPS the correction is automatic, without needing to stop to reroute your course on the map.
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these arent new, they are pretty much standard. even on google phones for free.
Just covering my ass.
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All I can say is, Phone's are not being used as they were suppose to back in the days. Phones are ruined with keyboards, webbrowsers, etc. All that was needed was a conversation from one person to the other. I blame technology, even though we love it.
This I can get behind. Phone browsers are crap, anyway.
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13. December 2009 @ 15:48 |
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Mysttic - Please watch the language.
I do however agree with your post. Cars are for driving, not texting or phoning (with phone in hand). If people want to/have to talk in the car there are headsets, wired and bluetooth or whatever. I used to have a SatNav that had bluetooth built in and that was much more convenient for taking/making calls. Texting however is fatal however it's done. Period. As is messing with a SatNav on the move.
Case in point, i was out in the car the other day, some idiot (in one of those small toy cars) was dawdling in front of me so i overtook him (it was the motorway anyway) and pulled back in front of him and accelerated away. (i only mention his toy car as i drive a large, very heavy and rather powerful estate car, the reason this matters follows below).
As i was overtaking him i glanced at him and he was just putting a phone to his ear hence why he had been dawdling. No sooner had i overtaken him (i don't hang about) and pulled back into that lane he was flashing me with the headlights.
How does that work ?, he could easily have been crushed by two tons of Swedish engineering if i hadn't have noticed he was going far too slowly etc, where the hell did he find enough hands and co-ordination to flash his lights at me for what he did. Unbelievable.
Anyways, regardless of that, the thought of how many people (still) use phones beggars belief, it only takes a second to lose concentration, i commented in a similar thread previously where my main motoring pet hate is those idiot drivers who (like in movies) have full scale conversations (without phones i mean) with passengers, who they are looking at for long periods of time; that's as bad as using a phone, are these people so devoid of grey matter that they can't talk to their passengers without looking at them ?. I don't care what laws are changed or brought in for these people, just get them off the road and out of the way of my car, i don't see why car should get all messed up with someone's DNA because said idiot is too stupid to use a headset (or if they can't trust themselves even with a headset then wait to stop stop their car before using the phone).
/end rant
edit- notice how i haven't commented on the age of phone users in cars, of course younger people are going to be the worst offenders (and this is relevant because they have less driving experience than older drivers), however i'll concede that a lot of older drivers do it too. The difference is that the older drivers should (supposedly) know better.
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crunk15
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14. December 2009 @ 04:45 |
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creaky i thank you so much for that last part. finaly someone with some logic
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14. December 2009 @ 11:02 |
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Check the timestamps? Good thing the iPhone only timestamps after every 15ish minutes...
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drivesafe
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16. December 2009 @ 08:39 |
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Every driver must be concentrating on the driving rather than texting, be it teens or adults. I struggled with answering calls on the road when driving. It was not possible to text and drive at the same time. I downloaded an application of http://www.drivesafe.ly/ to send messages without using my hands.
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17. December 2009 @ 12:12 |
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The Morons of the world have always put themselfs and "Others" at risk. Anyone under 21urs who is caught texting while driving should have their driving license suspended untill they are 21yrs old + $5000 fine. Won't happen but it should. If they kill someone texting while driving they are guilty of "Reckless Endangerment" which is a murder charge.
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siber
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17. December 2009 @ 13:28 |
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glazenuts, you're not glazenutserious, are you? People under the age of 21 are almost invariably spending their parents money. The $5000 you are recommending as a fine would have to come from their parents. May I suggest instead 1 million hours of Community Service removing graffiti?
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