old_tony said:
outofplace said:
SpeedTchr said:
LongTimeListener said:
SpeedTchr said:
Every state should have distracted driving statutes. Enforce those laws. Whether it's a lady putting on eyeliner at 70 mph, a person with a dog/cat roaming free in the car, a dude eating a two-handed burger, a lawyer reading his briefs, or a baller picking a song from his massive iPod collection, treat those fools just like the texter/phone user -- ticket them or arrest them if the offense is egregious.
Is this on a Tea Party bulletin board or something?
You just can't avoid spewing irrelevant bullshirt.
Distracted driving is a problem, there is absolutely no doubt about that. Enforce the laws that are on the books, and quit winking and nodding at the actions that stupid forks like you think aren't common or dangerous. That means texting AND a litany of other dumbshirt actions that endanger others.
Then again, you probably have a chihuahua jumping around in your car to keep you company... certainly don't want to infringe on that.
What behaviors do you have an issue with and where is your data to prove the risk they pose?
See, that's the thing. The data regarding texting and driving is there. Where is the data regarding the dangers of changing the station on the radio? Or adjusting the air conditioning? Or eating while driving? Or any of the other shirt people like you, Zag, tony and A_QB keep whining about in a desperate attempt to justify defending the right to text while driving despite the proven danger it prevents.
This is hilarious. You so badly want to make an issue out of texting and driving that you think ignoring other distractions while driving helps your argument. Just too funny. I guess there was never an accident due to inattentive driving until the last decade or so. Nope. Never.
I'm not the one making an issue out of texting and driving. States are passing laws. Even cell phone service providers are initiating campaigns to warn people of the danger involved. Why? Because the data is there to prove it.
You are the one making the idiotic comparison between the act of texting and driving and having a car radio or heat/AC. Mind you, you weren't even just saying that people shouldn't change the station or turn up the heat while the car is moving. You said just having those things in the car is dangerous. I asked you to provide a link to data backing up your claim and you can't do it.
LTL nailed it. Perhaps it is willful ignorance or perhaps you are really just that stupid, but you aren't even trying to make sense on this topic. You know we're right about the dangers of texting and driving, but you are allowing your distaste for government regulation get in the way of reasonable judgement that can save lives. You would rather more people get maimed or killed in car accidents than less.