[stickypaws]

Just keep yer eye on the road...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7622592.stm

[bsamoul]

Texting while driving is even more dangerous than holding the phone to your ear. Did they make that illegal for the July 1st law in california? I see people doing it all the time, so dangerous

[stickypaws]

Originally Posted by bsamoul

Texting while driving is even more dangerous than holding the phone to your ear. Did they make that illegal for the July 1st law in california? I see people doing it all the time, so dangerous

They overlooked it when the law was first in place. I believe they added it later....

[bsamoul]

Originally Posted by stickypaws

They overlooked it when the law was first in place. I believe they added it later....

Good because I see too many people doing it.

[Seminole]

The only time I EVER text while I'm behind the wheel is when I am stopped at a light. If the light turns green I put the phone down and then just resume at the next red light.

[bmrm396]

nah, its stil legal to text

yahoo for politicians, those oh so smart ill take time off instead of fixin a 3month overdue budget

ridiculous bastards

[mistermojorizin]

its illegal to do anything that is distracting while driving in CA. including, eating, putting on makeup or texting. its just there's not much enforcement

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by Seminole

The only time I EVER text while I'm behind the wheel is when I am stopped at a light. If the light turns green I put the phone down and then just resume at the next red light.

+1 thats how i do it too...

[slipperman]

In California, you can text, play games on your phone, take pictures, pretty much anything.. so long as the phone isn't held up to your ear..

Not only from a driving standpoint, but texting while doing anything important is pretty risky although many of us have done it without incident. Officials are saying the engineer was texting before the Metrolink crash occurred..

[bsamoul]

Yeah, but at $20 a ticket for talking on your phone, people don't think that it will hurt very much. They should have priced it at the same price as running a red light or something.

[stickypaws]

Here's from the CA DMV (btw, drivers under 18 in CA can't use any phone, hands-free or not):

Q: Does the new “hands-free” law allow drivers 18 and over to text message while driving?
A: The law does not specifically prohibit that, but an officer can pull over and issue a citation to a driver of any age if, in the officer’s opinion, the driver was distracted and not operating the vehicle safely. Sending text messages while driving is unsafe at any speed and is strongly discouraged.

So, it's officially "discouraged" and (as already mentioned in this thread) up to the cop if he/she thinks it's distracting. Well, that was a poorly written law.....

[bsamoul]

Originally Posted by stickypaws

Here's from the CA DMV (btw, drivers under 18 in CA can't use any phone, hands-free or not):

Q: Does the new “hands-free” law allow drivers 18 and over to text message while driving?
A: The law does not specifically prohibit that, but an officer can pull over and issue a citation to a driver of any age if, in the officer’s opinion, the driver was distracted and not operating the vehicle safely. Sending text messages while driving is unsafe at any speed and is strongly discouraged.

So, it's officially "discouraged" and (as already mentioned in this thread) up to the cop if he/she thinks it's distracting. Well, that was a poorly written law.....

They can pull you over for negligence at the wheel for that

[BK]

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/l...hone_laws.html

Txt msg ban: AK, LA, MN, NJ, WA

[silvergray545]

texting while driving is stupid. ive done it a few time but i normally wait for a red light. now that i have a MT its nearly impossible to text and drive at the same time.

[simp0man]

Plain irresponsible.

[brokemywallet]

Originally Posted by slipperman

In California, you can text, play games on your phone, take pictures, pretty much anything.. so long as the phone isn't held up to your ear..

Not only from a driving standpoint, but texting while doing anything important is pretty risky although many of us have done it without incident. Officials are saying the engineer was texting before the Metrolink crash occurred..

yeah, pretty stupid to do........especially for a train engineerer who had the lives of everybody on board in jeopardy......and this example proves how deadly it can be....

the worst train wreck in U.S. history possibly attributed to text messaging!

[Diamond Skyline]

i agree texting is dangerous.. esp on the iphone.. it is a mission.. i almost drifted into the other lane once (late at night, no one around thank god) and decided not text and drive again

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

texting while driving is stupid. ive done it a few time but i normally wait for a red light. now that i have a MT its nearly impossible to text and drive at the same time.

I have a solution that will reduce accidents in the US by 90%...

Give everyone a manual car:

-it will keep people more focused on driving
-its pretty damn hard to text and shift at the same time
-92% of women wont be able to drive anymore
-less gas consumption cuz there will be fewer people on the road
-manual cars are more efficient anywho

-->thoughts?

[slipperman]

Originally Posted by aut0sh0cker

I have a solution that will reduce accidents in the US by 90%...

Give everyone a manual car:

-it will keep people more focused on driving
-its pretty damn hard to text and shift at the same time
-92% of women wont be able to drive anymore
-less gas consumption cuz there will be fewer people on the road
-manual cars are more efficient anywho

-->thoughts?

haha great idea i agree.. but how about i keep my AT and just somehow make it so that i can only be in the shiftable portion

[kevinbahnz]

I used to text all the time while driving. its not that hard if you limit the texts to less than 5 words. I can text without even looking at the screen and I know alot of people(girls) who can do it faster and better even with a 5spd. But if they can enforce the ban it'll be safer for everyone. I can't text while driving now because i have one of those touch screen phones.