Comments on: 89% of Americans support text driving ban http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/08/89_of_americans_support_text_driving_ban.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cyclist http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/08/89_of_americans_support_text_driving_ban.html/comment-page-1#comment-83663 cyclist Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:39:55 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/08/89_of_americans_support_text_driving_ban.html#comment-83663 I wonder if a specific law for this is actually needed? In UK texting and any other activity that diverts attention from driving can be prosecuted under the heading of driving without due care and attention. I'd be amazed if there wasn't some similar kind of offence in US for low level bad driving. cyclist Moderator at 4WinMobile http://4winmobile.com I wonder if a specific law for this is actually needed? In UK texting and any other activity that diverts attention from driving can be prosecuted under the heading of driving without due care and attention. I’d be amazed if there wasn’t some similar kind of offence in US for low level bad driving.

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]]> By: clickatell http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/08/89_of_americans_support_text_driving_ban.html/comment-page-1#comment-82935 clickatell Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:46:58 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/08/89_of_americans_support_text_driving_ban.html#comment-82935 How on earth are you going to enforce a law that bans texting while driving? Are we also banning people reading directions from a map or print-out (not everyone has navigation). Texting is not the problem, people being distracted doing what ever is. Data shows that there is a higher probability for teenagers with friends in the car to make an accident than when they are alone. The less experienced the driver the higher probability any distraction could lead to an accident. I agree with 'xirider' there are many other activities drivers should not be doing. We can not legislate common sense. How on earth are you going to enforce a law that bans texting while driving? Are we also banning people reading directions from a map or print-out (not everyone has navigation). Texting is not the problem, people being distracted doing what ever is. Data shows that there is a higher probability for teenagers with friends in the car to make an accident than when they are alone. The less experienced the driver the higher probability any distraction could lead to an accident. I agree with ‘xirider’ there are many other activities drivers should not be doing. We can not legislate common sense.

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