Let’s see…MLK day,Time Zone thing now this…
For the second year in a row, the Arizona Senate shot down an attempt to ban texting while driving amid concerns about imposing too much government regulation.
The measure failed Tuesday on an 11-11 preliminary vote. It would have prohibited writing, reading or sending text messages and e-mails while driving on a state highway. It would not have prohibited talking on the phone while driving and would have allowed drivers to type a name or telephone number to make a call.
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Why does Arizona always have to be the difficult state?
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I will try to update the unfortunate stats of those killed while driving drunk and texting… A very real dilema going forward Please check back tomorrow and all please be safe.
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Teens ignore anti-texting laws while driving
Courtesy of Reuters via MSNBC
Jeez I thought laws were complied with 100%.. What is this world coming too?? They must be brought to justice!
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Another survey on how many people are texting while driving.. I think its more than 25% IMHO but thats just my survey which i’m going to conduct when I get my $100k grant. Heres the link to the survey.
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Once again we have more and more people aware which is good but we need to enforce it… Think back when you were a teen.. did you listen to your parents????? I was driving past the Mn State Capital recently and did see a legislator texting as they pulled out of the parking lot..no joke.. many people were leaving and I saw one hand on the weel and Blackberry in hand… wonder what he voted .. for or against…
article courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune
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At least its a start.
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By Mara H. Gottfried
mgottfried@pioneerpress.com
A new contest is challenging teens to create and produce TV spots about the dangers of text messaging and driving.
Minnesota teens in grades nine to 12 are invited to submit a 30-second video message for the contest sponsored by the Minnesota Public Safety Department and AAA Minnesota/Iowa.
Since a state law took effect in August 2008, texting, e-mailing, composing messages and web browsing is illegal for drivers and carries fines up to $300.
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OMG! Keep yr I’s on the road! Contest enlists teens to urge peers to drive, not text
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Makes you wonder if it is. Or even worse texting while driving drunk. That is not good ! There’s been alot of attention given to texting while driving but I think it’s deeper than just texting. I would think fiddling with my ipod while drinking my 54oz soft drink as I look at my GPS is just as hazardous. I think texting is getting all the attention but lets look at what other things we do while driving. I eat my egg McMuffin with cheese and sip my coffee while talking on my bluetooth totally unfocused on driving in rush hour traffic. Do you want to be in front of me as Im going 65mph in my H2?????
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I was curious to see how many drivers were texting while driving on my daily commute to work which is about 2 miles one way on a highway in suburban St Paul,Mn. It’s not like NYC but its a well traveled route. I left at about 12pm from home and got on the two lane highway going north (Hwy 52) and passed maybe 25 cars before my exit about 2 miles away. I was only in for about an hour. (thats another story) I counted 7 (seven) people texting or looking at their phone while they drove. I was in the far left lane going 65-70 mph (oops) but to my right i saw seven (7) people texting with two hands. I noticed that they were mostly younger and two were 35+yrs old. I’m going to keep track of this out of curiosity. I did find my self checking my phone 3 times during my drive back home (Blackberry 8830) and had to press a key to wake the screen up. So if you have ever wondered give it a try and report it here. But be sure to practice safety first! Let everyone know !
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