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texting while driving -twd

Published Jun. 30, 2009
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Why is it that people feel so compelled to stay in touch with others while they're driving? This is just a prime example of how selfish people can be while TWD'n. Put down the phone and drive people. It's that simple. There is nothing that important to risk the safety of others, while you feel it so necessary to text while driving. I just happened to see this article on yahoo and it kinda set me off. Sorry for the rant but, I saw someone doing this on my way to work this morning. ID10T!

 http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-texas-kindlecrash&prov=ap&type=lgns

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Cell phones are intrusive and distracting.I hate it when a customer answers their phone as soon as it rings.When you are in a business..grocery store,doctors office,movie theater,turn your ringer off..keep it on vibrate!And wait until you are done checking out to answer it!

I don't even talk on a cell when I'm driving I certainly would never text.

"This is just a prime example of how selfish people can be while..."

I think the operative word here is STUPID, not selfish!

"Besides that I highly respect the job you do, thank you."----

Thanks for patronizing, have a nice day...

Find another way for us to do our job and I'll do it. Until then, it is what it is. Doing who knows what? You write that like you're a little bit snippy. Yeah, we're just out there doing that piddly who knows what, ya know, surfing the internet and checking game scores. pfft

"uhhhh, because it's required in our job maybe? duhhh"

Uh what if it's required in our job too? An don't try to tell me you guys get "special" training, I've been run off the road by that special training more than once while they were nosing thru the pc or doing who knows what. Besides that I highly respect the job you do, thank you.

No different than drunk driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"But, how would anyone know if I was texting, or looking up a phone number, or taking a picture of the plate in front of me??"----

If the phone is in your hand, and you're distracted, and you have bad driving including weaving or causing some other issue, I'm just going to write you for reckless.

"I want to know why lawmakers think that LEO's and emergency personal such as EMS should be allowed to TWD? I'm sorry, they are just as human as the rest of us last time I checked? If you're going to pass a law, make it applicable to ALL that drive!!"-----

uhhhh, because it's required in our job maybe? duhhh

I came up behind a car going about 5 mph under the speed limit the other day on Capital Blvd. When I went around her, she was driving with her knees and texting. I couldn't believe it

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