Texting Ban increase accident rate.

[Lazarus]

This is interesting

But the bans haven't been effective. In fact, they may be responsible for a slight increase in distracted driving crashes, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

It's not totally clear why the bans aren't having the intended effect, but researchers believe it may be because drivers - opting to text in spite of the bans - are holding their phones below the dashboard so police can't see them, taking their eyes and attention even further from the road

[gone-ot]

...BEFORE or AFTER idiots?

[cfg83]

Lazarus -

Sounds like it's going to take a generation of DUI/MADD-style of pressure to change this behavior. Would you call this Twitterholism, Twitoholism, or Textoholism?

CarloSW2

[TomO]

I'm seriously thinking about installing a cell phone jammer in my car, but I fear that might cause more problems as those idiots are trying to figure out why they can't text or talk on the phone all of a sudden.

[Frank Lee]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Lazarus -

Sounds like it's going to take a generation of DUI/MADD-style of pressure to change this behavior. Would you call this Twitterholism, Twitoholism, or Textoholism?

CarloSW2

Twits?

Unfortuneately, MADD = Nazi. They have gone waaaay too far.

[Lazarus]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Lazarus -

Sounds like it's going to take a generation of DUI/MADD-style of pressure to change this behavior. Would you call this Twitterholism, Twitoholism, or Textoholism?

CarloSW2

The texting is a problem but not the only one and I agree it will be an up hill battle. I see this up close and personal about 3 times a week as someone will try to run over me while in the process of talking, texting ,reading, doing makeup, or watching DVD's.

I like Frank idea "twits"

[bestclimb]

I like DAMM
drunks against mad mothers

[cfg83]

Frank -

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Twits?

Unfortuneately, MADD = Nazi. They have gone waaaay too far.

Hee hee hee, I had a feeling you might say that. I don't have a better answer, but a preponderance of crashes is the only thing that will change this behavior.

But, by that time it won't matter because the testing will be replaced by wet-wired tele-talking into our brains.

CarloSW2

[Phantom]

It was a dumb idea to even place a law such as a texting ban on the books, the reason we have had a law that covered this and many other things like this its called "reckless driving".

Originally Posted by TomO

I'm seriously thinking about installing a cell phone jammer in my car, but I fear that might cause more problems as those idiots are trying to figure out why they can't text or talk on the phone all of a sudden.

Not to mention that you could get in big trouble for this since usually jamming devices in violation of the FCC. Assuming you get caught, but I could use one of these at times also or a GPS jamming unit.

[Arragonis]

I say we go for the crashes, Darwin in action.

Unfortunately they may not just crash into each other.

I've been happily recording mobile phone muppets on my in car camera - which is deliberately out of reach for obvious reasons