Lawmakers to propose ban on driving while texting

Agreed, just like the seat belt law but I will tell you what my in laws now always buckle up and it was only because of that law. If the texting law comes into effect and it saves one person from being killed or hurt then I think it is a win.

That's a pretty low threshhold for a law being passed. I can think of a lot of things that don't meet it - see the tanning booth thread.

As for the teen girl texting, that seems like a more appropriate law is no one person is allowed to text more then 10x's their age in a month. ;)

That's a pretty low threshhold for a law being passed. I can think of a lot of things that don't meet it - see the tanning booth thread.

As for the teen girl texting, that seems like a more appropriate law is no one person is allowed to text more then 10x's their age in a month. ;)


If that one life was yours or a loved ones I bet you would not think that is a low threshold. Again, Iagree it is a nearly impossible law to enforce but it is a real problem.

If that one life was yours or a loved ones I bet you would not think that is a low threshold. Again, Iagree it is a nearly impossible law to enforce but it is a real problem.

Actually, I would mourn, I would sue them for reckless driving under existing laws but no I would not agree that the government should pass laws with that as the basic premise.

And to be fair, the argument is not that it will save one life, but that it is statistically more dangerous then other similar distractions.

Find a way not to have invasive enforcement of it, and I will hush.

Your rights end where mine begin. I have to watch out for young ding-bats from running me off the road everyday on 64. It happens. They usually have a cell phone and I'm going to make a huge assumption here and say, if they're looking down into their crotch, it's because they're texting their young ding-bat friends.

Actually, I would mourn, I would sue them for reckless driving under existing laws but no I would not agree that the government should pass laws with that as the basic premise.

And to be fair, the argument is not that it will save one life, but that it is statistically more dangerous then other similar distractions.

Find a way not to have invasive enforcement of it, and I will hush.

That's the real thing here. There are already laws which prohibit non-attentive driving. Don't know what they are, but basically if you're being unsafe you can be ticketed. Seems unnecessary, but hey, whatever gets your constituents fired up!

I've tried it. I do it from time to time, but it is incredibly distracting and I agree with the law because I'm actually a smart guy and I live in a town full of f*cking morons.