Thread: Outlaw Texting while driving ?

Yeah Chris I've seen that too. My main concern is I ride bicycles on the road a lot and I would hate to get creamed by some jerk who can't wait until they can safely do it to text. It ain't like walking and chewing gum.

As much as I think it is idiotic to text and drive I don't see the use in adding another law to the books. If they already think they are clever enough to drive and text at the same time they likely think that they are to clever to be caught and any cop that would pull over someone who is texting while driving would note that they are driving recklessly before seeing that they are texting and there are already reckless driving laws on the books.

voted YES

crazy crazy drivers

I also vote for confiscation of the device + $ fine.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

voted YES

crazy crazy drivers

I also vote for confiscation of the device + $ fine.

+1 to that. BIG $ fine

I thk texting while bhind the wheel is asking fr truble. Mst go. Am browsing forum & negotiating rush hr traffic @ same time.

Since people will not stop being stupid just on their own, a law to help them stop driving stupid is probably not a bad idea. Will it completely stop the idiots from doing stupid things? No. Would it be fine if the idiots would only kill themselves when doing stupid things behind the wheel? Certainly. Will we ever get that lucky? Nope.

In Minnesota we now have to wear seat belts if in the front seat of a vehicle. It is a primary offense if we don't and will result in a driver being pulled over and cited for that violation. It's pretty much a "if it's a good idea, it's the law" in Minnesota. But also in Minnesota if you are a motorcycle driver you don't need to wear a helmet. Go figure.

I once skirted an erratic driver who had a sheaf of papers in one hand and a calculator in the other. My comment to self went something like this, "my what an effective multi-tasker this driver is." ...Not so much.

Will a law help? Probably not. The ones who use the phones and other devices while driving are much too important and busy to be bothered with things like laws... and common sense.

Abso-freakin'-lutely! It's a serious hazard and drivers in this town are dumb enough.

Yesterday the family was cycling back from swimming at the community centre and I had my son in the Chariot Carrier trailer behind my bike. We were on a designated cycling route and about to cross a main street. We were waiting for these three tailgaters to pass when the first gets right up to us and signals a turn in the direction we're going so we wait for him. the second signals a turn in the direction we were coming from and the guy right behind him (and I mean right behind him) has his turn signal on too like he would follow the second car. That left the way clear for us so we started to cross. Well the last fellow didn't turn and slams on his brakes to a full stop calling through the passenger side window that we can't just drive out into traffic as we did. We needed to explain to him three times that he had mislead us because his turn signal was on before he understood. This sort of thing happens all the time here. Of all the places in Canada I've lived drivers are the stupidest here. They too often really are clueless. I do not want to see them with their cell phones too, especially texting.

Most states have even the lesser charge of inattentive driving on the books so this is just another feel good in front of the cameras laws....

Now if yer state does not then by all means pass the new law....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Most states have even the lesser charge of inattentive driving on the books so this is just another feel good in front of the cameras laws....

Now if yer state does not then by all means pass the new law....

There are 36 states that don't have the law and mine is one of them. Call me dumb but I hate seat belts. I never used them until getting this 2001 van I've been driving for the past 8 years.

The reason I began using them is because they made it a law and not using them is punishable by an $80.00 fine.

If they make it a law and it saves one person it is worth it .... especially if I'm that one person.

I voted yes.


There are enough people out there driving that are dangerous enough when they are (well maybe their not) focusing on driving. I am in the volunteer fire department in my town. Being a volunteer we do what ever needs being done if we are comfortable doing it. For example, I will go into burning buildings but not on the roof. There are times I wind up doing fire police work and directing traffic when we close parts of a road. Gotta tell you, this is as dangerous as going into burning buildings, if not more so. I really can't understand how some people get from point a to point b without killing themselves and/or someone else. About 6 months ago we had a fireman from a neighboring town directing traffic on the major road. He was mowed over by some idiot doing 65mph trying to reach the phone he dropped on the floor of his car. Flashing lights, road flairs, reflective vests and waving florescent red flags and this guy saw none of them or just ignored them.

Texting on top of the every day distractions is well beyond some of their capabilities and I really would rather not be scraping people off the road, digging them out of wrecks or pealing them off trees because they lost focus while driving and texting.