It's about time it's a LAW

[beet]

how can one prove that they're texting and not dialing

Confiscat your phone, for evidence ya dingleberry. LOL says the time on yer phone

[Jim]

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Beet, stop texting me dirty messages. I'm driving

[drowe531]

I don't know for sure but in the comments it made it sound like that GPS part was worded poorly. I believe that applies to using something where you would be looking down at the phone reading directions off of it instead of something giving you voice commands.

[obsolete]

Inattentive driving, regardless of the reason, should be treated as driving under the influence. I believe statistically it is far more dangerous.

Yes, it sucks to have to legislate common sense, but I would rather give up my superiority complex than someones life. It's real easy to say people shouldn't be that stupid right up until some stupid twat drives their Escalade 30 feet into your ass.

I don't think the problem will ever be solved because we won't take it serious enough. That is until a politicians kid or Justin Bieber dies because of it.

[drop]

Or heres an idea, why not use THIS law (which is never enforced anyway): For example, an existing law, Chapter 90, section 13, allows police to cite for “impeded operation,” which covers everything from eating, combing your hair, having a dog in your lap, or using any electronic device, he said.

to cite for 90/13 you have to prove that the activity in question is currently impeding or has impeded safe operation, which is not always easy to do. the new law is a per se violation, which means the mere fact it is occurring is enough to cite - even if it does not appear to be having a detrimental effect on safe operation.

[ninjachica250]

to cite for 90/13 you have to prove that the activity in question is currently impeding or has impeded safe operation, which is not always easy to do. the new law is a per se violation, which means the mere fact it is occurring is enough to cite - even if it does not appear to be having a detrimental effect on safe operation.

^^ know's his shit!

[ɹǝʍoןandɹǝʍoן]

I wasn't texting officer I was just updating my facebook status, which I just changed to pulled ovaaa

[Tricklidz]

Or just enforce unsafe driving laws that ARE on the books.

YES!!! Exactly.
Hell, I've seen State Troopers follow left laners for miles, right on their bumper, at 62 mph, without even giving them a little "whoop" on the horn!! WTF

[ThisBitch]

Inattentive driving, regardless of the reason, should be treated as driving under the influence. I believe statistically it is far more dangerous.

Its true. I drive WAY better drunk than I do with my knee while texting.

[KB]

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I'm gonna go with who gives a fuck

[capt1014]

like I said there's a time stamp on the text. when you go to court you should be able to bring your phone bill with you and show that at the time of the ticket you don't any outgoing texts. easy enough to disprove if you actually weren't texting.

if you don't have that proof, good luck getting the court to overturn the ticket.

Remember the cops have the right to ask for your phone and if you deny them access to it..you can still be sited!

[danny86]

Sounds like we've got ourselves a driving texter

But you're right Jim, it's going to be really hard to prove. I see a lot of court BS in the states future.

A lot of court revenue..... remember everytime you appeal a ticket you're paying a non-refundable fee for the courts time.

[stoinkythepig]

Saw on the news this morning that in states where texting-while-driving has been illegal for awhile, accident rates have actually gone up. Apparently, people are holding the phones lower while they are illegally texting so that they don't get caught, and this makes them even less attentive than they used to be when they could legally text with the phone up by the top of the steering wheel.

I'm a grumpy old man that lives with two teen daughters and a wife who all love to text, but I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would text, ever. It's like a huge step backwards and it's absurdly expensive. I pay $30 a month for unlimited texting on three phones, and I also work in the telecom industry and know that texting uses almost no bandwidth and should be free.

[ThisBitch]

Saw on the news this morning that in states where texting-while-driving has been illegal for awhile, accident rates have actually gone up. Apparently, people are holding the phones lower while they are illegally texting so that they don't get caught, and this makes them even less attentive than they used to be when they could legally text with the phone up by the top of the steering wheel.

I'm a grumpy old man that lives with two teen daughters and a wife who all love to text, but I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would text, ever. It's like a huge step backwards and it's absurdly expensive. I pay $30 a month for unlimited texting on three phones, and I also work in the telecom industry and know that texting uses almost no bandwidth and should be free.

It is free if you get the right app for your phone. w00t w00t!

[stoinkythepig]

It is free if you get the right app for your phone. w00t w00t!

You get to enjoy the same telecommunication disadvantages as the deaf, for free! lucky!

[obsolete]

You get to enjoy the same telecommunication disadvantages as the deaf, for free! lucky!

Don't fight it gramps, put down the jitter bug and join us.