Do you text while you drive?

[mapuc]

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

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by mapuc

From this article I understand that is not forbidden to do so while driving.

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.

[GoldenRivet]

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

[Sailor Steve]

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.

[Wolferz]

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.

[frau kaleun]

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.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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

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...

[GoldenRivet]

@ 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 ... 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

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.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Does Utah make a distinction between City Limits and rural areas?

Nope. No law at all.

[Herr-Berbunch]

The phone goes in my pocket before I get in the car and out again at the other end, or when pulled over specifically to check it.

Every day I see someone looking at or listening to their phone, and I see them veering all over the lane (if they're lucky) - that's my daily remnder why not to, no phone call is worth it.

[BossMark]

No its very very naughty and if caught doing it you should have your bottom smacked and grounded for at least a month

No seriously how can you concentrate on driving when you are using your mobile?

[donna52522]

I don't drive when I am texting.....Texting is serious business.

[swamprat69er]

I don't text....period. As for cell phone calls, I have bluetooth plumbed through the stereo and if I have the phone turned on, then I will answer the call.

Using any hand held device while driving is illegal in Ontario, Canada. They are even trying to extend that to CB's in trucks. So far truck drivers are exempt from the CB part of it.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by donna52522

I don't drive when I am texting.....Texting is serious business.

Use of hand held devices is illegal in P.E.I Canada.

Funny story. One day shortly after the law went into effect, I was driving home from work. A young lady in front of me was very obviously reading a text. She was holding the phone up in her line of sight as she drove. At the next light I pulled into the left turn lane and we ended up beside each other at a red light. I looked over at her, smiled and shook my head. Her reaction was hilarious. First she hid the phone and pretended to be doing something else. Then when she saw me smiling even more, up comes the finger. Yes, texting is serious business.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by donna52522

I don't drive when I am texting.....Texting is serious business.

I like being at a red light next to an idiot texting. I will move forward a bit and watch them jump on the gas, then hit the brakes when they see the light is still red.