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View Poll Results: How often do you text while driving
Never, I enjoy driving 37 64.91%
No more than once a day or less 11 19.30%
Few times a day 6 10.53%
You mean people still drive without a cell phone in their hand? 3 5.26%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-30-2011, 05:20 AM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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Never.

I'm not adept at texting without looking at the tiny screen and I would have to put on my reading glasses so I couldn't do it even if I wanted to! Last year they made texting while driving against the law here in Michigan.

My brother totalled his car and damaged another one on the freeway while texting, a few years ago. At night. On very snowy, icy roads. Thank God nobody was hurt. I think he realised how freaking idiotic and irresponsible that was and doesn't do it any more. Or at least he says he doesn't....
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Old 03-30-2011, 05:58 AM
 
Location: Pikesville, MD
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No. My phone is a touch screen and there's no way to do it even by feel, were I good enough at texting/typing to do it that way. I'll just use the teeth of blue to talk handsfree.
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Old 03-31-2011, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area
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I don't text cause I'm too busy writing emails
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Old 03-31-2011, 01:02 PM
 
Location: West Michigan
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Never... then again I haven't sent more than 10 text messages total, in my life. I hate texting, don't see why I would do it while driving.
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Old 03-31-2011, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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Never txt while I was driving. I have blue tooth and use an ear bud, but I've never talked on the phone without it, while driving, and I've never sent a txt message while driving. I don't even read txt messages until after I'm parked.
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Old 03-31-2011, 01:48 PM
 
Location: United States
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Sure I do. Lots of accidents happen simply by a-holes applying make-up or playing with the stereo, or tending to the rugrats, so whats the difference?
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Old 03-31-2011, 03:08 PM
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Location: The Sand Hills of NC
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Sure I do. Lots of accidents happen simply by a-holes applying make-up or playing with the stereo, or tending to the rugrats, so whats the difference?
Good points, that's why it's important to keep on doing stupid stuff when you drive because "hey other people do stupid stuff so why shouldn't I?
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Old 03-31-2011, 03:26 PM
 
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Sure I do. Lots of accidents happen simply by a-holes applying make-up or playing with the stereo, or tending to the rugrats, so whats the difference?
The difference is that texting is much much more dangerous.
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Old 03-31-2011, 03:42 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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The great thing about doing any activity in your car while driving is that some folks have the skill set to pull it off and some people don't, and natural selection determines the winners and losers.
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Old 03-31-2011, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Sure I do. Lots of accidents happen simply by a-holes applying make-up or playing with the stereo, or tending to the rugrats, so whats the difference?
All the more reason to pay attention to the road and other drivers on the road.
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