OMG LOL: New study says 93% of Americans favor banning text messaging while driving
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they were sayin on kiro radio (cbs affiliate in seattle) that 6,000 people died last year from texting while driving...dunno how you would know that...altho the phoen bill might be a small clue cause of the time, but i dunno....
and i REALLY DISLIKE all those fucking idiots who swerve at me cause they're texting and not paying attention. i want to BEAT THE SHIT out of those people.
and i REALLY DISLIKE all those fucking idiots who swerve at me cause they're texting and not paying attention. i want to BEAT THE SHIT out of those people.
they will never ban texting while driving, the telecom industry and they lobbyists will fight to the death, there is too much money to be made, plus, all thsoe accidents generate revenue for the car industry, auto collison repair shops and so on. i hate to say it, but the way the economy is, we need more accidnets and not less.
i would prefer it not be this way, id rather everyone live, but the powers to be in the govt wont let it happen this way, they want to kill everyone of us slowly, but quickly, all teh while they can milk money out of us.
if they do pass a law it will be somehting similar to talking with a cellphone on your hand while driving which is a $20 fine for the first offense and not so much after the 2nd offense and so on. it's kinda like the pharmas, the laws wont solve the problem, they will jsut find soemthing for people to live with it, without curing or solving the problem.
i fear more for the people taht are walking they children and they pets on the sidwalks and the bicyclists that have to be endangered to the text drivers, cuz they arent proctected by a cage, they are naked during a collsion.
i would prefer it not be this way, id rather everyone live, but the powers to be in the govt wont let it happen this way, they want to kill everyone of us slowly, but quickly, all teh while they can milk money out of us.
if they do pass a law it will be somehting similar to talking with a cellphone on your hand while driving which is a $20 fine for the first offense and not so much after the 2nd offense and so on. it's kinda like the pharmas, the laws wont solve the problem, they will jsut find soemthing for people to live with it, without curing or solving the problem.
i fear more for the people taht are walking they children and they pets on the sidwalks and the bicyclists that have to be endangered to the text drivers, cuz they arent proctected by a cage, they are naked during a collsion.
New regulation bans federal employees from texting while driving
The administration also urges states to pass laws against distracted driving. One senator even proposes tying federal highway funds to passage of such legislation.
By Kim Geiger October 1, 2009 | 2:26 p.m.
Reporting from Washington - In an effort to curb accidents caused by distracted driving, the Obama administration has banned federal employees from text messaging while driving and said it would consider new restrictions on cellphone use by rail, truck and bus drivers.
President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday night telling federal employees not to send text messages while driving on the job or in a government-owned vehicle. Also Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on state and local governments to pass laws to discourage distracted driving.
"Driving while distracted should just feel wrong -- just as driving without a seat belt, or driving while intoxicated, seems wrong to most Americans." LaHood said at a summit on the issue.
Distracted driving delays reaction time as much as a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, according to research by the University of Utah. Deaths due to driver distraction are up since 2004, and are most common among young, inexperienced drivers, the National Center for Statistics and Analysis reported.
LaHood said the administration would push states to pass laws against distracted driving, especially for school bus drivers. The department will also seek a new rule to revoke commercial driver's licenses for school bus drivers convicted of texting while driving.
Driving while talking on hand-held cellphones has been banned in seven states, including California, and texting while driving has been banned in 18 states. Seventeen states have made it illegal for school bus drivers to use cellphones while driving.
The announcement came at the close of a two-day summit on the topic. Participants included lawmakers, safety experts and industry representatives.
The American Trucking Assns. supports the department's plans, noting that its member companies already require drivers to observe such policies.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote a bill that would go even further, tying state passage of laws against distracted driving to federal highway funds. At the summit, Schumer urged the administration to endorse the bill, which would require all states to ban texting or e-mailing by all drivers or risk losing 25% of their yearly highway funds.
"The fact is, the federal government cannot, by itself, outlaw texting while driving," Schumer said, noting that states have the authority to make such laws. "But the federal government can make it hard for those states that don't go along."
The administration also urges states to pass laws against distracted driving. One senator even proposes tying federal highway funds to passage of such legislation.
By Kim Geiger October 1, 2009 | 2:26 p.m.
Reporting from Washington - In an effort to curb accidents caused by distracted driving, the Obama administration has banned federal employees from text messaging while driving and said it would consider new restrictions on cellphone use by rail, truck and bus drivers.
President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday night telling federal employees not to send text messages while driving on the job or in a government-owned vehicle. Also Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on state and local governments to pass laws to discourage distracted driving.
"Driving while distracted should just feel wrong -- just as driving without a seat belt, or driving while intoxicated, seems wrong to most Americans." LaHood said at a summit on the issue.
Distracted driving delays reaction time as much as a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, according to research by the University of Utah. Deaths due to driver distraction are up since 2004, and are most common among young, inexperienced drivers, the National Center for Statistics and Analysis reported.
LaHood said the administration would push states to pass laws against distracted driving, especially for school bus drivers. The department will also seek a new rule to revoke commercial driver's licenses for school bus drivers convicted of texting while driving.
Driving while talking on hand-held cellphones has been banned in seven states, including California, and texting while driving has been banned in 18 states. Seventeen states have made it illegal for school bus drivers to use cellphones while driving.
The announcement came at the close of a two-day summit on the topic. Participants included lawmakers, safety experts and industry representatives.
The American Trucking Assns. supports the department's plans, noting that its member companies already require drivers to observe such policies.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote a bill that would go even further, tying state passage of laws against distracted driving to federal highway funds. At the summit, Schumer urged the administration to endorse the bill, which would require all states to ban texting or e-mailing by all drivers or risk losing 25% of their yearly highway funds.
"The fact is, the federal government cannot, by itself, outlaw texting while driving," Schumer said, noting that states have the authority to make such laws. "But the federal government can make it hard for those states that don't go along."
