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State Bans Texting While Driving

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the safr-4-u dept.

netbuzz writes "The state of Washington yesterday became the first in the nation to ban text-messaging while driving. The law could use sharper teeth, but it's a natural and necessary progression of the movement to clamp down on those who find the need to constantly communicate more important than the safety of their fellow travelers."

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  1. Why do they even NEED to ban this? by jddj · · Score: 3, Funny

    This reminds me of the time I got a free dashboard sun-shade at Road Atlanta one year. (These are the accordion-fold things you sit on the dash and stretch out across the entire windshield to help keep the sun from getting the interior of your car too hot in the summer).

    It had a safety label: "Do not drive with sun shade in place!"

  2. Re:question.... by oyenstikker · · Score: 4, Funny

    They can get a court order to subpoena your phone records. Or if your provider is Verizon, they can just ask for them.

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  3. This is a First Amendment Issue!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is just more liberal do-gooding and interference with our everyday lives. This is by the same people who want to ban smoking, force our kids to learn junk science, and stifle honest American toil.

    We can only pray, before these nannying socialists force us to use inferior and dangerous operating systems.

    1. Re:This is a First Amendment Issue!!! by dykofone · · Score: 3, Funny
      "It has been proven that talking on the cell phone while driving is almost as bad as driving drunk."

      Do you have a link to support this? I've been trying to defend my morning beer on the drive to work, and having the data to say "hey! it's as safe as talking on the phone!" would be great.

      Thanks!

  4. Re:question.... by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    The ONLY exception would be dialing 999 (911) for an emergency which is also the reason why you cannot stop driving (for example a guy shooting at you from a car behind or such.
    Usually you just raise the rear bullet proof shield and activate the oil jets causing your villaneous enemy to skid and crash in this scenario. Dialling 999 would just totally ruin your credibility within the secret agent community
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  5. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Television.

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  6. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by Skater · · Score: 3, Funny

    So no one drives a stick in WA?

  7. Re:Reckless driving by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would add that the offender should be forced to txt someone while the phone is being run over. A few broken digits should help them with their pennance.

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  8. Re:Cel Phone = **EVIL** by AsnFkr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Once every car contains only one hermetically sealed individual we should be 100% safe.

    Even at that, you'd have to limit the access driver has to his or her genitals.

    ....I used to have a truck that rode pretty high, I've seen things.

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  9. Re:Killing the Dangerous Drivers by justthinkit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jeff Gordon, is that you?

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  10. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by Sanguis+Mortuum · · Score: 5, Funny

    [quote]I wished for something Darwinian to happen, but alas, god must have been busy that day.[/quote]

    Am I the only one that sees the irony in this statement? God carrying out Darwins theories? Im sure those intelligent design nuts wont like that one bit...