Texting while driving soon to be illegal in Fla - Page 2

dubbs · 11-09-2010, 01:38 PM

Won't this make it worse as people will be holding their devices lower and thus taking their eyes off the road longer? Simple thing, you need to be good at multitasking, you just can't look down at certain times, and you can't look down too long.

It's really pretty simple..

EpyonXero · 11-09-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

I don't see what text is sooo important that it needs to be sent while driving rather than waiting until one reaches their destination.

If it were that damn important, it wouldn't be a freakin' TEXT

I think its more about boredom than importance. When youre used to texting any time you have a free moment you get that same urge when youre "idle" in a car.

Im against laws like this.

Particle Man · 11-09-2010, 04:27 PM

Legislating common sense. Again.

Homeslice · 11-09-2010, 04:31 PM

How about reaching down for a CD or french fry that you dropped? Seems to me that is more dangerous than texting.

Particle Man · 11-09-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

How about reaching down for a CD or french fry that you dropped? Seems to me that is more dangerous than texting.

What's a "CD"?

acalliste · 11-09-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Easy on my droid. Youd just have to read the date/time (officer compares time he aw you txt/reading) and see if the message backgound is white or off white. If its off white that means i read it.

Not if you delete the message. Or what if you were reading a message you got yesterday and there were no messages sent around the time he saw you reading one?

Some phones will let you mark a message "not read" again too. But the droid doesn't seem to let you do that (I have one too).

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dubbs Multistrada Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manorville, NY Posts: 652	Won't this make it worse as people will be holding their devices lower and thus taking their eyes off the road longer? Simple thing, you need to be good at multitasking, you just can't look down at certain times, and you can't look down too long. It's really pretty simple.. __________________ Sportbike - 2013 Ducati Multistrada S Touring - Red Luxury Car - 2013 Cadillac ATS 2.0 Turbo - Black Weekend Car - 2003 Honda S2000 - Black Daily Driver - 2011 Toyota Prius - Black Beater - 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid - Dust Colored

11-09-2010, 04:27 PM	#13
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Legislating common sense. Again.

11-09-2010, 04:31 PM	#14
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	How about reaching down for a CD or french fry that you dropped? Seems to me that is more dangerous than texting.