I believe it is still legal in Texas to text and drive.
Play stupid games, kill 13 innocent church people.
News Article: Texas church bus crash: Driver admitted texting while driving, witness says
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Play stupid games, kill 13 innocent church people.
It depends where you are here.I believe it is still legal in Texas to text and drive.
Play stupid games, kill 13 innocent church people.
Not to make light but do you think a law would have stopped him?
It's awful and should be vehicular manslaughter or whatever the max is.
Yep, it's still legal here. I see people on I-10 every morning with their noses in their phones. Facebook, texting, etc. I actually blow my horn at people when they are driving slower than the rest of traffic because they have their phone in their face. It pi$$es me off.
It's in legislation now. Too bad it was a week too late.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/15/texting-driving/
It's in legislation now. Too bad it was a week too late.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/15/texting-driving/
I see the same thing here in Alabama. Making it illegal hasn't changed a thing.
Yup. We have it in San Antonio and I still see drivers on their phones. I doubt it would have changed this tragedy.
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See it every morning in Northern Virginia ..... oblivious contributors to our massive commute times.
A lot of people don't realize - or don't care - but, when you're in an accident, if it goes to court, the first thing each side does is subpoena the cell phone records...
Aren't there already laws on the books outlawing distracted driving in general?
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In many states, yes. But it is difficult for all the affected legislatures to keep their respective laws current with the changes in technology.
Its difficult to legislate stupidity.
Its like alcohol laws. You can reduce it but never eliminate it.
There's state warning signs all over Texas about texting and driving. Stevie Wonder could find them. I drive about about 2,000 miles a week in my territory and I always call and remind somebody texting me hell I'm driving and can't or won't text, at 85 mph on I-10, you can't risk it. Particularly a two lane like Hwy 83 was where this happened.
Yep, all we can hope is that having the law raises awareness. It does seem to be mostly young people but I see plenty of old goats my age doing it. I realize I'm not near as sharp as I was and try to avoid any distractions.
As they should. When I worked in Marshall, TX I was almost killed by a young girl driving while texting. While she was texting away she veered into the left lane and forced me into the median almost causing me to lose control of my vehicle. All of this while going 70 mph.
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