Death by tweeting - surgeon died while tweeting... and driving.

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Mursilis

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How long before they mandate all cellphones go into airplane mode when moving in a vehicle? Basically no radio means no text/talk/http while driving. The ones playing bejeweled will still crash though. :D

I like the idea, but what if you're a passenger in a car? You should still be allowed to text and/or talk on the phone. Most states are hard-up for cash these days - just dramatically increase the fine for texting/talking on the phone while driving. $1000 for a first offense is a good start.
 

Phoenix86

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How long before they mandate all cellphones go into airplane mode when moving in a vehicle? Basically no radio means no text/talk/http while driving. The ones playing bejeweled will still crash though. :D
This makes a lot of sense.

So of course, it'll never happen.
 

Phokus

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Nov 20, 1999
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Apparently, based on the replies to various threads here, much of ATOT does this.

Every time we have a thread about making texting illegal, we get dozens of "OMG! I can text without looking. It shouldn't be illegal!" types of replies.

What? Seriously? Ban these fuckers.
 

slayer202

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Nov 27, 2005
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I love how ATOT thinks txting while driving is as bad as murder, and you deserve to die if you do it
 

BoomerD

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I love how ATOT thinks txting while driving is as bad as murder, and you deserve to die if you do it

Better for the texting moron to die than someone they run over because that individual can't bother paying attention to their driving...
 

Slew Foot

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As an anesthesiologist I can say with 100% certainty that most surgeons are complete morons.
 

Phokus

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So no one in here has text n drive before? Just sayin.

Fuck no. I won't even drink water while driving unless i'm completely stopped at a red light. Text n Drivers are 100x worse than people who drive and talk on the cell phone.
 

Sumguy

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As an anesthesiologist I can say with 100% certainty that most surgeons are complete morons.

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Train

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In my hometown a month or so back an off duty sheriff rolled her car like 20 times and died while texting.

ok a surgeon might be a little clueless, but a sheriff? They REALLY should know not to text while driving.