Texting While Driving? You're Six Times More Likely to Crash

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side effects acai of 10:54AM May 08, 2010

There's a difference between making something unlawful and enforcing it. Can we ban drunk driving? Yeah, but will people stop drinking while they're driving? Clearly, that has not happened. As Scott of MN alluded to, phone records don't lie. Is it worth the trouble to local police or state troopers? Probably not. But after looking at the research and the fact that we already have plenty of distractions to contend with, doesn't it just make moral sense to stop texting while driving? And brief, uncomplicated phone conversations seem to be OK. But our brains can only attend to so much stimulus efficiently.

Luis F. Acosta of CA 1:34AM February 15, 2010

But it won't be enforceable unless the driver has an accident or something else happens, in which case evidence that the driver was texting while driving could be used against them.

Scott of MN 8:53PM December 21, 2009

80% percent of all rear end collisions (the most frequent vehicle accident) are caused by driver inattention, following too closely, external distraction (talking on cell phones, shaving, applying makeup, fiddling with the radio or CD player, kids, texting, etc.) and poor judgment. I doubt if we'll ever stop the problem so I got one of these sparebumper.com

Krystal Kid of MN 12:20PM December 21, 2009