Study finds texting laws don't reduce crashes

[Liberator21]

People like me? I've never crashed a car in my life, not sure how I fit in with those people.



You take risks when you drive at high speeds next to other cars. Your little girl is at risk whether I personally text or not, someone could sneeze violently and plow into you just the same as if they were texting. Regardless, I'm more concerned about my own life moreso than you or any of your family, so rest assured I'm not going to hurt myself or your daughter.

I don't think you are more concerned about your own life dude. What if someone is pulling out in front of you and you're busy typing "Lol I know right!" Or what if a child rides their bike out in front of you? You may be capable of driving "well enough" while texting, but it's cold hard fact that your reaction time to some unknown is hampered severely when you're not even watching!

Do everybody a favor and perhaps even save a life: Put the damn phone down, it's not that important!

 

[lxskllr]

Do everybody a favor and perhaps even save a life: Put the damn phone down, it's not that important!

I don't know what's so hard about this. Even junkies are smart enough to pull over and shoot up. I'm generally against legislation, and technological fixes(cell jamming...), but people need to get a fuckin' clue. Driving a car isn't an appropriate time to text, and based off the idiots I see on the road, they shouldn't be making phone calls either. If you aren't aware enough to see your impairment, and do something to correct it, you have no business having a license.

 

[Ninjahedge]

It's simple.

Texting is worse than talking because you are not only concentrating on something different, you also have to look away from the road to both send AND receive.

A phone call is most dangerous when dialing, and is as distracting as you are willing to let it be. The key would be to STOP TALKING when you get to a corner, change lanes, or do something that requires your attention (similar to what you do in a normal conversation when you need to do something).

The law isn't doing anything, in either way, because it really is not enforced. The only way for this to work is if people actually give a shit and behave responsibly.

It a land where people think it is safe to sport bike ina T-shirt and shorts, or text in a car w/o even wearing a seat belt (there were some Tosh.O clips) I doubt that the human race will ever have the sense to stop doing this.

I only feel sorry for the people they HIT.

 

[Ichinisan]

Probably the stupidest thing the government can do is make unenforceable laws. Next time, build cellphone jamming into the cars and have it turn on when the engine is on.

Been suggested like 5 times already. Wouldn't work. What about your passengers? Wouldn't it conflict with OnStar systems?

 

[Cogman]

Been suggested like 5 times already. Wouldn't work. What about your passengers? Wouldn't it conflict with OnStar systems?

1. Treat it like alchohol. Open bottles = illegal.
2. No, it wouldn't have to block onstar etc. Move them to a different frequency and benefit. Hell, use your brain, if onstar is trying to communicate turn off the jammer. Once it is done, flip it back on.

 

[SP33Demon]

The bans are based on a multitude of studies that texting decreases driver awareness, and if the increase in accidents are from perps then I couldn't care less. Natural selection.

 

[Ichinisan]

1. Treat it like alchohol. Open bottles = illegal.
2. No, it wouldn't have to block onstar etc. Move them to a different frequency and benefit. Hell, use your brain, if onstar is trying to communicate turn off the jammer. Once it is done, flip it back on.

The first time a communication black-out results in a life lost because a passenger couldn't make a life-saving call, that idea would be OUT. Also, truck drivers and cabbies use CB radios as part of their job and it would be difficult to make distinctions.

Also, you can't just snap your fingers and change the freq of every OnStar system installed today...and you can't just magically upgrade all cell towers with new antennas that are tuned to the new band.

Besides, even if talking is unsafe, texting is FAR WORSE and anyone who doesn't think so is delusional. Jamming phones will never happen.

 

[Cogman]

The first time a communication black-out results in a life lost because a passenger couldn't make a life-saving call, that idea would be OUT. Also, truck drivers and cabbies use CB radios as part of their job and it would be difficult to make distinctions.

got a hypothetical for that one? We survived as the human race for nearly 80 years without having phones in our vehicles.. My bet is we could continue to survive if we lost the ability to communicate while driving.

Also, you can't just snap your fingers and change the freq of every OnStar system installed today...and you can't just magically upgrade all cell towers with new antennas that are tuned to the new band.

Hence for a transitional stage I proposed turning the system off when using onstar/ect. Changing frequencies isn't impossible (though it would be difficult).

Besides, even if talking is unsafe, texting is FAR WORSE and anyone who doesn't think so is delusional. Jamming phones will never happen.

And what frequency does texting operate at? Blocking one blocks the other.

 

[CZroe]

got a hypothetical for that one? We survived as the human race for nearly 80 years without having phones in our vehicles.. My bet is we could continue to survive if we lost the ability to communicate while driving.


Hence for a transitional stage I proposed turning the system off when using onstar/ect. Changing frequencies isn't impossible (though it would be difficult).


And what frequency does texting operate at? Blocking one blocks the other.

Jesus! It's like you've never even seen/heard an OnStar commercial. You must not live in the USA. The systems automatically call 911 Emergency Services in an accident and provide location to emergency responders without input from the user in the event of a crash... unless it's been jammed. They let you get your baby out of the hot car when you lock your keys in there with it... unless it's been jammed. They track your vehicle for law enforcement if someone jacked it from you with your kids inside... unless it's jammed. Need I go on?