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Some People Still Don't Understand The Seriousness Of This Law
Posted by ModelElaine • 8/29/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: cell phone, Driving, texting
Cell phone and driving rules have been around for over a year at least here in CA and yet some people still do the phone thing and even text while driving! This is a video made to warn about the seriousness of the consequences and I was really touched by it. It is so sad I could not watch all the way to the end. Please watch and share with your friends
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGE8LzRaySk
I hope I am not breaking the rules by posting this link here.
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Agreed. I've seen this making the rounds on email and Facebook as well, and I hope it continues to spread. It shows the brutality of metal-on-metal at even mild velocity... perhaps a bit graphic, but the realism is definitely the point.
Texting behind the wheel is downright suicidal... do people do that just to prove they can?? Seriously, don't even put the phone in reach. DRIVE. Your life isn't worth anyone who thinks they need to speak to you right this second. -
I would love to see fewer people driving with cell phones in their hands. I've seen them chatting while doing one-handed sharp cornering (poorly), I've driven behind them as they veer this way and that, brake suddenly, or go incredibly slow and then speed up erratically, depending on how immersed they are in the conversation.
The reason there aren't more accidents is that everyone not on the phone is watching out for THEM.
It's time more folks were responsible for themselves and their actions.
Most cell phone conversations really do seem to be of the "where are you and what are you doing right now?" variety. That can wait until you get where you're going, if it will save pain. -
I couldn't watch until the end, either. I don't like to see the blood. I'm just curious if that was real. I've never seen drivers here sending text while driving but there are many who use cellphones while driving. It's okay as long as you're not caught by the cameras on the roads.-
It's not okay. I've seen people run stop signs and red lights because they were too busy yapping or looking at the screens to notice that they were supposed to stop. I've almost been run down more than once as a pedestrian and my children have learned what seat belts are for from my having to slam on the brakes to avoid people wandering out of their lanes or into oncoming traffic because they're too freakin' busy to drive. I heartily support these laws and their enforcement, especially for kids just learning how to drive but for adults as well, insulted in their giant SUVs and blithely driving people off the road. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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I think part of the problem is the inconsistency of laws. I live in the Chicago area, and often in the space of an hour drive through areas that have no restrictions, areas where only hands-free is allowed, and areas in which cell phones are prohibited.
I don't really understand, though, the focus on cell phones to the exclusion of the many other dangerous things people do on the road. When I commuted to work I often saw people reading novels, putting make-up on, jotting down notes, flipping through CDs...I was rear-ended at a tollbooth once by a woman who was busy lighting a cigarette.-
I think the cell phones have drawn so much attention because they're so ubiquitous. I have seen people doing all sorts of amazingly stupid things while driving, but I don't see a lot of people doing the same stupid things. I do see a large number of people driving around while using their cell phones and paying little attention to the other drivers trying to share the same roads.
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i saw a guy texting while he was on a motocycle! on the f**king midle highway! The guy is crazy!!
oh, the video had to be made by the British, I say this because I say this because they overreacted sometimes, like when tehy putted a smoker Lungs on pack of cigarettes !-
The British overreact? NO THEY FOOKIN DON'T YOU MAROON. -
again with the cigs?! -
The Brits are the most reserved people on the planet. They are always coolheaded.
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Part of the problem is that there are too many driving rules already, so the law becomes a joke. If we wish to rectify the situation, we should maybe consider turning some of the less necessary laws (like speed limits) in to suggestions or make a law stating that you cannot go more then 10 MPH beyond the flow of traffic.-
Or make the test for getting a driver's license not only harder, but every so many years (for less than whatever your state charges at the mo' for your once in a lifetime licensing requirement).
That way your poor driving habits get checked at the door every 5 years or so. We all know that we get into poor habits, and habits are hard to break - so getting dinged on the exam for something you "always do" should serve as a wake up call.
It would also help weed out the people who really have no business driving anymore.
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I find that cell phone usage has become so pervasive that it doesn't just cause danger while behind the wheel (although that danger is certainly more serious) but it causes people to constantly bump into others, not pay attention to what they're doing and spill things on themselves and others, run or walk out into traffic when they're in a hurry (instead of looking first) and it's just caused people to become completely rude and inconsiderate.
Worst.Invention.Ever.-
That's how I feel about iPods. Taking public transportation in Chicago, it's almost impossible to get off the bus or be even remotely courteous because if you say "excuse me" to someone, they have to take out an ear bud and ask you to repeat yourself--by which time, you've probably missed your stop.
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Yep - that's my other petpeeve. Ipods and Iphones.
Ugh!
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That's why I hate cellphones. But for convenience sake there is no getting away from it.-
I prefer to inconvenience people
I have no cell phone, nor do I regularly have a need for one - life is actually more convenient now...for me -
life would be more convienient for all of us, if cell-phone/texting drivers were put into CELLS
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*snicker*
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@ celticmusicfan Agreed, we all are strapped to our cell phones and there is no escape. But driving with talking on the phone is no excuse. If there is an important call that needs to be attended then how about parking the car somewhere to talk?
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How bout just have a test for common sense. You flunk, you dont get to drive. Problem solved (as well as preventing like 90% of traffic fatalities)
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And 90% of drivers.
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I was in a cab the other night and we were behind someone who was driving very slow when everyone else was traveling at about 35-40 MPH. This was at night in NYC - when we passed him I saw he had BOTH hands on his cell phone and was texting! No hands on the wheel or eyes on the road.-
that's what tire irons are for
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Under a new state law, texting motorists who cause traffic fatalities could be imprisoned for as long as 15 years and fined $10,000 - nytimes
It is said to be US's toughest law for texting behind the wheel. bit.ly/lhWdK
The law was enacted in May in UTAH.-
*makes plans to move to Utah*
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Well deserved.
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The question now is, do we need similar laws across US ???
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sure, why not? The same should also applicable to police
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aiiiiigh! Indoor voices please : []
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I've seen plenty of cops on cell phones while driving. Who watches the watchmen?-
That irritates me to no end!
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The rules should apply doubly for them because they are supposed to set good examples. Who can we trust?
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I think EVERYONE needs to practice road safety and road courtesy. This thinking of "Don't tell me what to do because the rules don't apply to me," is preposterous!
It only take a fraction of a second to ruin, maim or kill. -
where is my comment? myadvice-captbokkhari.blogspot.com
so far penalty for this case is very serious. Today may be you... doing it.... tomorrow you will RIP if not carefull. Follow the Law..and everybody is safe...avoid accident.. because you can.!
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