Comments on: Crist gives green light to ban on texting while driving

By: John Rob

John Rob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:37:48 +0000

Texting and driving do not go together. I cannot imagine crashing my car while texting. I use drivesafe.ly for reading and sending text messages

By: MisDom

MisDom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:02 +0000

Well I text and Drive all the time.. except during rush hour or near school zones… I drive with one hand on the wheel and I text with the other…. at the same time my eyes are on the road… I don’t need to look and text… I’m just that good with my Palm Treo… well if they Ban Texting while driving.. they must Ban eating while driving too…

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By: Pjay

Pjay — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:08:55 +0000

This is the type of move that sounds great at press conferences and looks great on paper but will NOT BE ENFORCEABLE and thus is USELESS. What’s the point?!

You’re going to have to–what?–have a cop catch someone in the act of texting while driving? Charge people with one more thing after-the-fact when and if they have a crash? (Like that’ll be a big deal to them.)

Someone please explain how this can possibly be put into effect in a meaningful, practical way, please, instead of just nodding and saying “way to go.” Great ideas don’t do anything unless they have implementation to back them up, and the devil is in the details.

By: ELC

ELC — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:51:54 +0000

Its about time that this state came into
the 21st Century. There should be hands
free phones and absolutely no texting. The people in this state drive poorly
as is-why give them an excuse to kill
and injure innocent people who share
the roads with them. If caught-there
should be heavy penalties like jail
time and raised insurance premiums for
those who can’t seem to follow the
rules.

By: john

john — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:19 +0000

How will they prove you were actually texting and not answering a call, or checking the time or changing the song if you phone has that capability ?

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By: Steve-O

Steve-O — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:28:07 +0000

So who will monitor the police to make sure they aren’t becoming enmeshed in a massive Ponzi scheme?

By: PBC resident

PBC resident — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:07 +0000

We already have laws for “reckless driving”.

It’s simple: Instead of having the police watch their radar gun, they should be observing the road. When they see someone driving eractic, then they should pull them over.

By: Kim Paradise

Kim Paradise — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:43 +0000

Thank you, Gov. Crist for joining this move for change. I don’t know how many more major accidents, near accidents and the like have to occur before we ban texting while driving. It’s crazy to think someone can focus on safe driving at the same time. Texting while driving is something that must be banned and enforced.