Lots Of People Text Message While Driving
from the not-good dept
A new study in the UK points out that over one-quarter of people surveyed say they use a mobile phone while driving - something that will become illegal in the UK later this year (though, many say they'll ignore the law). That's not the scary part, though. The study found that 10% of people surveyed say they write text messages while driving. To me, that's insane. At least if you're on the phone, you're keeping your eyes on the road. However, the write a text message you have to repeatedly remove your eyes from the road. The fact that 10% of the population sees no problem with it is quite scary.
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re: Lots Of People Text Message While Driving
Some people who text message quite often can triple-tap without looking down. I'm not advocating the practice, just sharing.
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Can they read the response without looking down as well?
I've seen people driving while reading the newspaper. I think getting caught doing something like this should be a manditory 30 to 60 days suspended license, possibly even impounding of vehicle during that timeframe.
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Remember back in school when the teachers would have you write sentences on the blackboard when you were bad ?
I think the offending SMS texter should be forced to sit in the police office and text the message: " I will not text message while driving " 1000 times ... prefferably to tele-markets who do not follow the " Do Not Call " list ...
That oughta do it :-)
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