Texting While Driving: Do We Need a Law?

[quote name='perdition(troy']
I guess I understand why people want a ban on texting. Some people just can't live their life without strict set of guidelines guiding their every move.[/QUOTE]

It's not that people need guidelines.

It's that many people are self absorbed and don't give two shits about anything other than doing exactly what they want regardless of the impact on other people.

In a perfect world we wouldn't need speed limits, laws against DUIs etc. as people would have the common sense and courtesy to not drive too fast or aggressively, to not drink or drive etc. But it's not a perfect world so we need laws to deter some people and incapacitate others (people who lose their license for multiple offenses etc.).

So I can see the need for laws against cell phone use. Though I do agree a texting law is awfully hard to enforce. It would be better to just change the hands free law to make it ticketable if you are seen with a phone in your hand while driving period. That could cover talking, texting, looking at photos, changing songs on the mp3 player on the phone etc. etc.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']UncleBob seriously needs to read up on his Constitution. Your rights are only unalienable as long as they don't endanger or infringe on the rights of others. Do others not have the right to be safe?[/QUOTE]

First, don't get me wrong, I'd be surprised if someone did win such a challenge - my initial question was just wondering if anyone had ever tried it.

However, your statement is wrong - Hate Speech, which one could argue *could* endanger the lives of others - is not illegal in and of itself.

Someone talking on a cell phone *could* endanger the lives of others. But it doesn't automatically do it. Thus, I think an argument could be made.
 
[quote name='perdition(troy']And just because I can, one more thing to say. What's next, have straps on our steering wheels that keep our hands held at ten and two? Or banning radios because someone might turn the volume up and look away from the road for a tenth of a second? And God forbid you have kids in the backseat that you turn around to look at. Meh.[/QUOTE]

That's really a ridiculous slippery slope argument. It's like saying that requiring someone with bad vision to wear glasses while driving would lead to a law that criminalized taking your eyes off the road at all.
 
I cant tell you how many accidents we have almost been in with some idiot thats texting. Yes ban it and no I dont care if it makes us a pinko commie socialist socitiety where we all drive around with hands tied to the wheels.
 
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