Comments on: 89% say texting while driving should be banned http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:28:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: 翻译公司 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-780053 Mon, 19 May 2008 03:45:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-780053 When the torch we naturally encountered humiliation <a href="http://www.pulunfanyi.com/" rel="nofollow">翻译公司</a> When the virus engulfed our lives with love cover When the torch we naturally encountered humiliation
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]]> by: Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-608183 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:54:01 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-608183 I LOOOOOOVE! To text while driving! It is the funnest thing in the world! Yaaaay for unlimited texts! Thank you sprint! I LOOOOOOVE! To text while driving! It is the funnest thing in the world! Yaaaay for unlimited texts! Thank you sprint!

]]> by: stuff http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-503265 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:01:29 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-503265 you guys r stupid 2 DWT! How many more idoits r we going 2 have in this world! you guys r stupid 2 DWT! How many more idoits r we going 2 have in this world!

]]> by: Jess http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-451346 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:54:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-451346 Maybe people should stop being stupid. Maybe people should stop being stupid.

]]> by: Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » Banning drivetexting is costly and pointless http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247890 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:42:48 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247890 [...] Read a few articles (well, mostly reprints of a Reuters piece which seems to be sponsored by a startup - but thats the news these days, right?) this week on the topic of 89% of Americans say texting while driving should be banned, despite the fact that 57% of them admit to doing it. Sounds to me like about 50% of the people feel guilty about the fact that they text while driving, but don’t really want to change anything. [...] […] Read a few articles (well, mostly reprints of a Reuters piece which seems to be sponsored by a startup - but thats the news these days, right?) this week on the topic of 89% of Americans say texting while driving should be banned, despite the fact that 57% of them admit to doing it. Sounds to me like about 50% of the people feel guilty about the fact that they text while driving, but don’t really want to change anything. […]

]]> by: Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247365 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:39:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247365 "No officer, I was entering a new number into my phone, or playing Bejeweled, or editing a photograph, or any of the other 200 things that I can use a cell phone for other than text messaging. Good thing there's no law against any of those things, or I'd be in some serious trouble." What constitutes 'texting' anyways? Reading a message? Sending one? Is there a difference if you press one button to send an auto-response as opposed to an entire letter? On what planet is this enforceable? As a media outlet you should be ashamed of yourself for printing such drivel and presenting it as even remotely credible. That a result occurs is not reason enough to document it, never mind legitimize it through publication. Thanks. “No officer, I was entering a new number into my phone, or playing Bejeweled, or editing a photograph, or any of the other 200 things that I can use a cell phone for other than text messaging. Good thing there’s no law against any of those things, or I’d be in some serious trouble.” What constitutes ‘texting’ anyways? Reading a message? Sending one? Is there a difference if you press one button to send an auto-response as opposed to an entire letter? On what planet is this enforceable?
As a media outlet you should be ashamed of yourself for printing such drivel and presenting it as even remotely credible. That a result occurs is not reason enough to document it, never mind legitimize it through publication. Thanks.

]]> by: Mr. Magoo http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247321 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:57:39 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247321 Don't the cops have enough to worry about? Now they have to look for people who may be texting .. give me a break. This is such rubbish. Banning it won't do anything Don’t the cops have enough to worry about? Now they have to look for people who may be texting .. give me a break. This is such rubbish. Banning it won’t do anything

]]> by: taskerfive http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247313 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:43:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247313 Simply the act of typing a text message and driving are mutually exclusive: either your driving ability is impaired or your texting ability is impaired. I will assume that while typing a text, your attention is not on the right mirror, where you would see me passing you on the wrong side because you are sandbagging it in the left lane. If you are on the phone you most likely have no idea how badly you are driving, and you don't have to be "swerving" to be driving badly. Get real. You may think you can still drive while texting, that is, until you are proven wrong. It may only cost you a car, it may cost you somebody else's life. Well my life is more important than YOUR text message. Talk about ignorance and selfishness. Simply the act of typing a text message and driving are mutually exclusive: either your driving ability is impaired or your texting ability is impaired.
I will assume that while typing a text, your attention is not on the right mirror, where you would see me passing you on the wrong side because you are sandbagging it in the left lane. If you are on the phone you most likely have no idea how badly you are driving, and you don’t have to be “swerving” to be driving badly.

Get real.

You may think you can still drive while texting, that is, until you are proven wrong. It may only cost you a car, it may cost you somebody else’s life. Well my life is more important than YOUR text message. Talk about ignorance and selfishness.

]]> by: MissingFrame http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247287 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:46:16 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247287 Hey nobody is making eating a bowl of cereal while driving illegal so it must be OK, right? Hey nobody is making eating a bowl of cereal while driving illegal so it must be OK, right?

]]> by: CB http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247243 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:46:18 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4714#comment-247243 Texting or talking on a cell phone is no different than those who read, talk to a person in the car, fiddle with the radio, eat, put on makeup, etc... etc... etc... Check out the reckless driving laws... they cover RECKLESS DRIVING... so why do you need a new law for cell phones in particular? Reckless driving covers all of the above, no need to waste time with more laws that already exist in umbrella ones. Oh, and I do txt while driving a manual and there would be no way to prove someone is txting unless their phone was up high in view of a police officer. Another reason why RECKLESS driving laws should be all that is needed. Watch for the car swerving on the road... that is the reason you'd get a ticket, not the cause of your swerving but the poor driving itself. Texting or talking on a cell phone is no different than those who read, talk to a person in the car, fiddle with the radio, eat, put on makeup, etc… etc… etc…

Check out the reckless driving laws… they cover RECKLESS DRIVING… so why do you need a new law for cell phones in particular? Reckless driving covers all of the above, no need to waste time with more laws that already exist in umbrella ones.

Oh, and I do txt while driving a manual and there would be no way to prove someone is txting unless their phone was up high in view of a police officer. Another reason why RECKLESS driving laws should be all that is needed. Watch for the car swerving on the road… that is the reason you’d get a ticket, not the cause of your swerving but the poor driving itself.

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