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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."

2 of 329 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Reckless driving by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your eyes might still be on the road, but you're still distracted. Idiot.

  2. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by Glytch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, pardon us "bad voters" for not wanting to come home smelling like a fucking ashtray when we just want to go out for a drink with some friends.