Board 8 > Some states have laws against texting while driving.

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Shouldn't it be illegal for cops to use those laptops while driving? One just drove by and he wasn't paying any attention to the road. What a corrupt cop.

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I've never seen one actually use it while driving before. But cops break a lot of traffic laws.

My state has laws against texting, it doesn't seem to help.

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California is one of those states. I'm not really sure how it's enforced unless you hold your phone up in front of you to text like an idiot.

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The officer confiscates your phone and checks the time marks of your sent texts. He then checks his facebook.

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In Washington it's illegal to talk on the phone while driving aswell.

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KingButz posted...
California is one of those states. I'm not really sure how it's enforced unless you hold your phone up in front of you to text like an idiot.

If you are driving around staring at your lap that would be pretty obvious as well.

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using a phone that isn't hands-free while driving should be outlawed everywhere

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muddersmilk posted...
If you are driving around staring at your lap that would be pretty obvious as well.

I can't be the only one who knows how to send texts without looking at the phone!

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Unless it's a life-threatening situation or an absolute emergency, there's no excuse for the driver to be texting while driving. Would you rather have your life or have these text convos with someone that are just not that urgent?

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With me, people just have to wait until I'm done driving.

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SHINE GET 64 posted...
using a phone that isn't hands-free while driving should be outlawed everywhere

Even hands-free devices have been proven to be dangerous and distracting if used while driving.

It would nice if people actually tried the novel idea of paying attention while driving.

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It's funny how people think that is impossible for anyone to talk on the phone and drive at the same time. Next thing you know they will call for passengers to be silent while the driver is driving.

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The problem isn't that people are texting and driving at the same time
It's that people who can't focus on one task, let alone two or more, are texting and driving at the same time

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Drivers can't always concentrate like they need to when they're on the phone or texting.
Conversing with drivers can actually hamper their concentration, too.

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Unless your message is very short (as in, nothing more than "OK" or "cool"), I can't imagine how you'd be able to drive and text at the same time.

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FreakinLincoln posted...
Shouldn't it be illegal for cops to use those laptops while driving? One just drove by and he wasn't paying any attention to the road. What a corrupt cop.

on paper it might be, the problem is that the police are mostly above the law anyway and doing things that would get others arrested is totally normal for them

foolm0ron posted...
The problem isn't that people are texting and driving at the same time
It's that people who can't focus on one task, let alone two or more, are texting and driving at the same time

Agreed. It's all about knowing when something is appropriate. Even using a hands-free device, I put my friend on hold when trying to move over 4 lanes in heavy traffic.

Ace_Killjoy posted...
Drivers can't always concentrate like they need to when they're on the phone or texting.
Conversing with drivers can actually hamper their concentration, too.

This is very true. The laws exist for a reason, and although they are imperfect, I understand them. Many people cannot handle that sort of multitasking, or don't understand what situations they can get away with it.


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KingButz posted...
It's funny how people think that is impossible for anyone to talk on the phone and drive at the same time. Next thing you know they will call for passengers to be silent while the driver is driving.

It's been proven that having a conversation while driving significantly impairs your ability to react as quickly when you need to, and to pay as much attention to the road. Nothing seems inherently difficult about talking and driving at the same, so you can get away with doing it having problems most of the time, but you're still driving distracted, and this a major cause of accidents. The false sense of security can't help. You might think that you can handle it, but it only takes one accident that you could have avoided if you were paying full attention to end up doing something terrible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phones_and_driving#Handsfree_device

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You have the have the sense to know when talking is appropriate or not. There are driving situations where I have told my girl to shut up because driving needed my full attention. But much of the time talking is perfectly safe.

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