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One may think texting doesn't change their driving, but there's no way it doesn't.
Even talking on the phone with a hands-free system is a distraction; I've caught myself veering when fussing with the earpiece or the cord. I do it as little as possible; usually only when I'm on a rural interstate.
Maryland just passed a law making it illegal to text and drive. The language of the bill is weak, it says you can see a text and send a text but not type a text while driving. I doubt this is going to stand up well in court when it comes to being fined for the offense.
I watched a documentary on texting and gabbing while driving. We all know it's dangerous but one thing the study showed is when a persons phone rang, after it was picked up the drivers average speed dropped 20%. I always wondered why you would be following someone at 70MPH and all of a sudden their speed dropped to 55.
Everyone knows texting and gabbing is just not safe. Yet most people continue to do it.
Just wondering all your thoughts on your own bad habbits with talking or texting while driving. I wonder how many will even admit they do it.
Go for it............
That is the most dangerous thing. These morons slow down forcing everyone behind them to change lanes to pass them. Someone else gets in an accident and they go on their way as out of touch with reality as ever.
That is the most dangerous thing. These morons slow down forcing everyone behind them to change lanes to pass them. Someone else gets in an accident and they go on their way as out of touch with reality as ever.
Yes exactly. As the texters slow down then everyone else struggles to get around them causing potential for a mass bang up derby.
Here is a good idea. There should be a phone number you can call or a web site you can reach to turn in the tag number of any car being driven with a person using the phone/texting. Then after several reports of the same car the INSURANCE COMPANY covering that car can raise their rates. That would stop it. After being reported maybe 10 times the cost will go up 1000% and they can only blame themselves...Of course the insurance companys would verify that the reports are not pranks. I would love to see some 16 year old girl who just has to text and drive suddenly look at insurance cost of 4 or 5 thousand bucks a year.......Daddy cant afford that..LOL
For those who insist on driving on the expressway with phone in hand, cigarette, egg muffiin, lipstick, razor, bong whatever going simultaneously and causing swerving, great variances in speed and significant consternation/safety concerns among your fellow motorists:
Does anyone remember those magnetic flags from the funeral homes that said "FUNERAL?" How about we get to apply said flags to the vehicles of the preivously mentioned miscreants, but instead of "FUNERAL," they say "I AM A MORON?"
You forgot digging in your purse for a pen while holding on to the phone with your shoulder trying to write a grocery list on the back of your hand while driving.
who me????? Never!
Anyway, it's pretty embarassing to be driving along in the FAST LANE while trying to do the above, and looking in your rear view mirror only to see the faces of the drivers in four or five cars behind you looking might ticked off. Then looking at your speedometer and seeing that you are going 30 miles per hour in a 55 mile speed limit. Yikes.
I haven't had anyone blow their horn at me yet (a testament to how polite Missouri folks are), but I've gotten some mighty dirty looks.
Every day I swear I won't do it ever again, but I do.
So shoot me.
20yrsinBranson
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