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Sometimes death stops them. I saw an old friend last year, and we were catching up. She asked if I remembered her cousin, who now lives out in Arizona. Her cousin's son was 24, sending a text while driving, and crossed the line into the path of a truck. He died at the scene. For a text message.
Sometimes death stops them. I saw an old friend last year, and we were catching up. She asked if I remembered her cousin, who now lives out in Arizona. Her cousin's son was 24, sending a text while driving, and crossed the line into the path of a truck. He died at the scene. For a text message.
That sounds like a commercial I saw on TV. Death will definitely stop texting.
That's a good idea! There are also apps you can get and put on your kid's cell phones, that prevent the phone from sending or receiving text messages while the car is in motion. The texter gets a message "Sally is driving right now and can't read texts" or something. If I had a teen who started driving, I would definitely put it on their phone. Even kids with otherwise good judgement are often too tempted to look when they get a text. If I were 17 and was waiting for some boy I liked to ask me out, I would probably have looked too so IMO the best way to stop it is preventing them from being able to do it in the first place.
I think it's like a lot of things, in that after you do it a few times and nothing happens, it's human nature to lose your fear of it and come to believe you are capable of doing it safely.
That's awesome! I didn't even know apps like that existed. Like Giants-Ruters said I bet something like that will be automatically downloaded on phones soon.
I had a vehicle in front of me that had a hard time staying in the lines and when I passed, I saw the driver was holding his phone below the top of the steering wheel and texting.
Do you think you'll never get into an accident, because you are a pro at texting while driving?
I'm not for more laws, but what would it take to stop people from texting while driving? It's not safe...stop it. Bigger fines don't work; I would take your vehicle away for 30 days.
People will never stop texting, drinking, tailgating, excessive speeding because car crashes only happen to "other people".
And, if you are a New Jersey Transit Bus driver, add up another technique that just might trump them all:
"milking the lizard" on a packed bus during rush hour driving through the Lincoln Tunnel
I had a vehicle in front of me that had a hard time staying in the lines and when I passed, I saw the driver was holding his phone below the top of the steering wheel and texting.
Do you think you'll never get into an accident, because you are a pro at texting while driving?
I'm not for more laws, but what would it take to stop people from texting while driving? It's not safe...stop it. Bigger fines don't work; I would take your vehicle away for 30 days.
Sometimes death stops them. I saw an old friend last year, and we were catching up. She asked if I remembered her cousin, who now lives out in Arizona. Her cousin's son was 24, sending a text while driving, and crossed the line into the path of a truck. He died at the scene. For a text message.
not for a text message. for communication. for knowledge.
I see A LOT of bad accidents during my years of daily commuting... A few I had to be actively paying attention to avoid getting involved myself. I hate stupid idiots who don't have enough common sense to think that operating a vehicle should be their one and only task to pay attention.
I know this is probably an evil thing to wish, but each time I see a person texting or not paying attention, I hope for a single car accident. A serious one.
Unfortunately, in this case darwinism it often involves another innocent driver.
No... We don't need new laws. We just need police officers to actively enforce the current ones. This is especially true now that the penalty has been increased. BTW... I have seen Police officers also texting or talking on the cell phone while driving.
And, if you are a New Jersey Transit Bus driver, add up another technique that just might trump them all:
"milking the lizard" on a packed bus during rush hour driving through the Lincoln Tunnel
I guess hands free devices haven't been invented for this one, yet........
I guess that's more rewarding than texting.
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so IMO the best way to stop it is preventing them from being able to do it in the first place.
I guess that's more rewarding than texting.
