j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 2, 2009 1:49pm
Texting while driving. Please don't do it, and talk to your family about it.
My wife was in an accident 2 months ago when someone was texting and rearended her. Thankfully no one was hurt.
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My wife was in an accident 2 months ago when someone was texting and rearended her. Thankfully no one was hurt.
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derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Dec 2, 2009 1:51pm
this message is being sent from my blackberry as I am driving to the mall while reading US weekly (sarcasm alert)
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Dec 2, 2009 1:54pm
I know I am guilty of this too, I have tried to keep my hands off my phone of late though and be more mindful of it while driving!
The Equalizer
Posts: 1,003
Dec 2, 2009 1:59pm
You're not going to become the new alwaysafan and keep posting these things are you? 
MrPoke
Posts: 348
Dec 2, 2009 2:01pm
Yeah don't text while driving, use BBM instead 
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Dec 2, 2009 2:01pm
I'm guilty of this, but it is something that I'm trying to cut out. I think it should be illegal, but don't know how you can enforce it.
MrPoke
Posts: 348
Dec 2, 2009 2:02pm
Come to think of it, I think Toledo just finally passed this as a new law.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 2, 2009 2:05pm
Damn near impossible. The cops would have to get warrants to get your phone records and match up an outgoing text with when you were pulled overthedynasty1998 wrote: I'm guilty of this, but it is something that I'm trying to cut out. I think it should be illegal, but don't know how you can enforce it.
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Dec 2, 2009 2:06pm
I try to only text at red lights get mad if their not long enough! lol Make sure you tell Big Mirg to put his phone down scared the hell outta me the few times I was in the car with him. Felt like I was the one paying attention to the road and not him!
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CharlieHog
Posts: 102
Dec 2, 2009 2:06pm
It's illegal in Arkansas.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Dec 2, 2009 2:08pm
It's illegal in Bexley as well. I just don't understand how you enforce it. If someone is reading an email is that illegal? If someone if looking at their phone to see who is calling is that illegal?
MrPoke
Posts: 348
Dec 2, 2009 2:11pm
Exactly what I thought, if "texting" is illegal, how do they prove you weren't emailing or making a call, or in my case with an iphone, changing a song.thedynasty1998 wrote: It's illegal in Bexley as well. I just don't understand how you enforce it. If someone is reading an email is that illegal? If someone if looking at their phone to see who is calling is that illegal?
Seriously doubt it will ever get enforced, especially here in Toledo.
Big_Mirg_ZHS
Posts: 2,079
Dec 2, 2009 4:03pm
LOL feelings mutual buddy. You've scared the shit outta me numerous times.JTizzle wrote: I try to only text at red lights get mad if their not long enough! lol Make sure you tell Big Mirg to put his phone down scared the hell outta me the few times I was in the car with him. Felt like I was the one paying attention to the road and not him!
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 2, 2009 4:08pm
it will be---bank on itMrPoke wrote:
Exactly what I thought, if "texting" is illegal, how do they prove you weren't emailing or making a call, or in my case with an iphone, changing a song.
Seriously doubt it will ever get enforced, especially here in Toledo.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Dec 2, 2009 4:10pm
During the crash investigation they can figure it out when they check with the phone company. They already do that to determine if someone was on a phone call. If they determine you were texting at the time of the crash, they charge you with that.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 2, 2009 4:12pm
if you click the link in my OP, that's how they found out that guy was texting. he killed 2 people and got significant jailtime, since then the penalty for killing someone while texting and driving is much much worse.
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capninsano
Posts: 411
Dec 2, 2009 4:13pm
Yeah I try to avoid texting while driving. I used to be able to text without looking on my old RAZR with T9...but my iPhone I don't quite have as much success.
I can only think of one thing thats harder than texting while driving...
I can only think of one thing thats harder than texting while driving...
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Dec 2, 2009 4:14pm
I think that's the only workable answer, kind of like a gun crime carries extra time.j_crazy wrote: if you click the link in my OP, that's how they found out that guy was texting. he killed 2 people and got significant jailtime, since then the penalty for killing someone while texting and driving is much much worse.
zambrown
Posts: 1,093
Dec 2, 2009 4:21pm
I also suspect that if you are driving down the road and a police officer should observe you texting, I imagine that would give him probable cause to pull you over and charge you as well.
power i
Posts: 1,296
Dec 2, 2009 4:27pm
It's unsafe and people who say it doesn't interfere with their driving are idiots. There were numberous threads about this 'over there' and it never failed that some kids would say they actually drove better while they were texting.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Dec 2, 2009 4:33pm
"There were numberous threads about this 'over there' and it never failed that some kids would say they actually drove better while they were texting. "
LOL that's like me saying I'm a better driver when I'm swigging out of a bottle of Jameson, yeah chances are I might think that - doesn't make it correct.
LOL that's like me saying I'm a better driver when I'm swigging out of a bottle of Jameson, yeah chances are I might think that - doesn't make it correct.
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Tim Tebow
Posts: 241
Dec 2, 2009 4:47pm
I text while driving all the time... still havent been in a wreck, and have never been close to it...
Some people just can not multi task...
Some people just can not multi task...
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Dec 2, 2009 4:50pm
Bad logic. Your statement is true until it's no longer true.Tim Tebow wrote: I text while driving all the time... still havent been in a wreck, and have never been close to it...
Bottom line, you aren't driving as well as you otherwise would. That it hasn't caused an accident yet does not change that fact.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Dec 2, 2009 5:11pm
Texting while driving should be punishable by death.
Alright, maybe not. But it still one of my biggest pet peeves. Put down your mother f____ing phone for one G_d damn minute and pay attention to the road. If someone causes an accident with me while texting and it doesn't kill me they better pray to God that I get pinned in my truck and can't get out until after the police are there.
Alright, maybe not. But it still one of my biggest pet peeves. Put down your mother f____ing phone for one G_d damn minute and pay attention to the road. If someone causes an accident with me while texting and it doesn't kill me they better pray to God that I get pinned in my truck and can't get out until after the police are there.
power i
Posts: 1,296
Dec 2, 2009 5:14pm
Amen, justin.