Do you text while you drive?
 

From this article I understand it is not forbidden to do so while driving, in USA or in some state(don't know if it's forbidden in some state(s)

http://mashable.com/2013/04/11/texti...driving-kills/


In Sweden it is allowed to do so.

In Denmark it's forbidden and it gives you a "Cut" in your driving license if you do(if you being caught doing it)If you get 3 cuts within 3 years, you get your driving license suspended, conditional

Markus

I don't and in California it is illegal to hold your phone while driving for calling, texting, using GPS, using maps, etc. Still see it everyday frequently though.

Some states are hands free states meaning the only legal way to use your cell phone is if it is through a device you don't have to touch.

I virtually never text and drive and when I do it is essentially just to say "yes" or "no" or "brb"

Otherwise the phone is piped through my bluetooth

I don't use the phone at all when I drive, to talk or to text. If it rings I ignore it. If I'm expecting an important call I'll pull over and see who it was. If it was the call I was expecting I'll call them right back, while parked. If I thought using the phone all the time was important for me I would have a hand-free setup.

I hate texting in general anyway.

Here in Utah it's completely legal to use the phone while driving.

Mine never leaves my pocket as long as the vehicle is in motion. Unless I'm a passenger.

As a former OTR driver, I've seen other drivers doing about anything you can think of while they are driving. It doesn't pay to be distracted from the task at hand because bad things can happen quicker than a splicket. That's half a New York second.

If you kill yourself while driving your phone booth, oh well. If you kill someone else, you should be put under the jail, never to see the light of day again. There's nothing so important that it can't wait until you're doing the proper speed for a telephone call or a text message. ZERO! Legal or not.

I don't use the phone at all while driving but having only just recently gotten one that was worth having on all the time as a primary means of communication... I have to say it was hard NOT reaching for it when it rang or beeped in the car. And I'm not a person who LIKES being available all the time, I think it's just the result of having been conditioned always to answer when a phone goes off.

No, and I think anyone that does is an idiot. My only hope is that they crash and kill themselves before their reckless and selfish behavior kills someone else.

Our governor, in his infinite wisdom, wouldn't sign a texting ban passed by the Texas legislature, calling it "a government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults." Well governor, how do you feel about laws against murder? Or food safety laws? Or school zone speed limits? Or child welfare laws? Or DUI laws? All of those are micromanaging the behavior of adults in the name of safety.

Morons who text when they drive are a hazard to everyone else on the road. And the "oh but people would still do it even if there was a law against it" excuse is weak sauce. Laws don't stop anyone from doing anything. They provide disincentives to behavior. And when the safety of Texas drivers is at stake, there's no reason to not put that disincentive in place.

Thank god mayor Annise Parker is trying to put a texting ban in place for the city of Houston. Lord knows we need it.

I think a law banning idiots would solve the problem of cell phone talking/texting and many of societies other problems.Only problem is legislatures are the biggest idiots and would never pass a law endangering themselves.

Does Utah make a distinction between City Limits and rural areas? Because on the highway you might only run over an armadillo when you take your eyes off the road, in a town it might be a kid...

Here in Germany holding your phone in your hands while driving is not allowed. Though on my daily commute I see dozends having the phone on their ear or looking at its screen, and I mainly drive Autobahn. No fun to have distracted retards changing lanes when you go 90-100 mph, of course without using the signals, as the hand is occupied...
It seems that the people with the biggest cars are the biggest cheapos: pay 60000€ for a car, however investing 20 into a bluetooth headset is too much...:nope:

@ Mookie...

I think phones should automatically disable the feature when the phone is moving at more than 25 mph for example.

I always talk trash about folks who text and drive honestly, and while they may be idiots i would never go so far as to wish the person to die :doh:... i see a lot of "last messages" etc online and these people were usually writing a damn book while going down the interstate at 70 mph :nope:

given if im in a situation where someone texts me and i know its going to be an hour or so before i stop as is frequently the case... there will be a 25% chance i just shoot em "brb" and worry about it later. that said. a lot of the driving i do is in the open country roads where you might meet a hay tractor or a farmer's pickup once in while... most of the other time im on the interstate. (in other words i would never even consider it in the city)

75% chance i just use my bluetooth and call em and tell them "im driving whats up?"

we multi task every time we drive, changing radio stations, checking the kids in the rear view, grabbing a cup of coffee from the cup holder... any one of these can be equally as deadly as spending two seconds sending "brb" via text message which is why i would consider it low risk.

on the other hand, if i were to text someone "Hey im on I-45, i will be there in 5 min"

well yes... i deserve whatever wreck i get into.

Illegal here. Also illegal to talk on mobile whilst driving. Unless you are using the handsfree. And rightly so.
You're a fool if you text whilst driving.

Nope. No law at all.

I'm a bloody awful driver. The texts stay unanswered.

I don't text while driving, and don't use a cell phone in the car.

I don't text or use a cell for calls while driving. In Los Angeles in particular and Southern California in general, it is a fool's move to do so; one must be alert to avoid all the morons who do use cells/text while driving. The drivers here are among the worst I have ever seen when they aren't distracted, so you really have to be sharp to avoid their carelessness. Th same apllies to pedestrians; the number of people who walk quickly down the sidewalks while immeresed in their cells, not lookin up or aware, is amazing...

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