Comments on: Hands-off messaging

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:25:45 +0000

According to JMU’s student newspaper:

One Texting Ticket So Far in Harrisonburg : The Breeze
http://breezejmu.org/2009/09/10/one-texting-ticket-so-far-in-harrisonburg/

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By: bill

bill — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:12:34 +0000

I had a kid crash into the back of my car because she wasn’t looking when I stopped for a school bus coming from the other direction. The point is, mistakes made by people who might be a little bothered by having to wait to return or make a call can be a matter of life or death for others. Go ahead and stab yourself all you want. Just don’t throw the thing in my direction.

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By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:58:09 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with David Miller who precedes me here. It is already a crime for reckless driving. Why create another law that has little effect? That’s one of the problems with this country. Too many laws and we create new ones all the time and none of the ones already there are properly enforced.

If a person is weaving whether due to texting or adjusting the radio volume get them for that.

Too simple I guess.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:55:35 +0000

It’s called reckless driving, it’s already on the books. Matter settled.

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By: Delataire

Delataire — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:41:57 +0000

Instead of passing laws/doing things that punish everyone, why not hold people responsible for their actions?

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By: Brent Finnegan

Brent Finnegan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:36:12 +0000

What about sharp knives? We don’t want anyone accidentally stabbing themselves… Come to think of it, we should probably replace forks with sporks, too.

But seriously, what about hands-free devices? Blue tooth earpieces are expensive, but I’ve bought a wired earpiece for less than $10. Of course, I’m not claiming that I always use it — when it rings, I don’t have time to plug it in — but using it to make calls is better than talk of jamming signals altogether. Some states actually require hands-free sets when behind the wheel.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:13:53 +0000

Yeah we should really save ourselves from ourselves. Like making guns that don’t fire

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By: bill

bill — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:01:25 +0000

Cars should be built with cell phone jamming devices that can’t be turned off.

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By: Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh

Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:03:22 +0000

It constantly amazes me that people will load into a 2 – 3 ton vehicle, run it up to over a mile/minute velocity and begin reading text or holding a phone to their ear. Many of these same people will tell you how dangerous it is to have a gun in the home.

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