See? TWD'ing is TOTALLY SAFE!!
A new year means new laws, and this year is no exception. Most states are now going to implement a new law that it is illegal to text message while operating a vehicle. Now, we all know that we stopped using our cell phones while driving because the police finally had an excuse to pull white people over… and now this takes the cake.
I text to avoid talking to people, and a lot of folks out there are right there with me. I hate voices, they irk me, they usually carry tones and inflections that I don’t want to even notice. Text messages save me from this problem on a daily basis.
Now, for one, why is TWD’ing dangerous in the first place? I’m not talking on the phone… which is what they used to pull me over for. I’m typing. I do not see the problem here. The lawmakers are saying that the drivers are distracted. Well, how come there is no law about consistently having to look around for police officers while driving?
Every time I drive I am looking around to everything else except what is in front of me… looking for cops trying to pull me over. I would say I am more distracted by the chances of excessive fines and penalties over any text message.
Now to my last point, how the hell do you enforce this? Cops are going to be going around looking for drivers that are looking down? What if I’m trying to find a song on my iPod? Wouldn’t that be just as bad as texting and as distracting? “Officer… I wasn’t texting. I was just trying to find this specific Beatles song.”
Also, if you are texting while driving… text safely. I’m sure the New York State Department of Public Health has a pamphlet in the works for this one as well. You know… just like their Safe Use Of Heroin Pamphlet.
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02/09/10 - 9:58 pm
ya and sometimes i be getting head, are the gonna take that away from us too
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02/09/10 - 10:57 pm
if your typing looking at your phone how are you suppose to see a red light? A stop sign or someone walking when its there turn to go, or anything really. If your looking down like you said when people text is not looking at whats ahead of you and 2 seconds can make a diffrence.
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02/09/10 - 12:32 am
@Chantal, I love it when people take the article seriously
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02/09/10 - 11:05 pm
@Walker, I’m sayin your post it kind of stupid thats all. The law should be enforced. I’m allowed to have an oppinion if I wasnt there wouldnt be a commenting buttom.
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02/09/10 - 1:22 am
@Chantal, The whole article is a joke. Read it again.
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02/09/10 - 6:49 pm
@Walker, like I said your post is stupid. The law should be enforced thats an opinnion I’m allowed to have. Like I said if I wasnt there wouldnt be a commenting buttom.
because I am over this
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