tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post8958077423898541639..comments2023-10-31T02:08:20.043-07:00Comments on CJS395 Spring 2012: Texting a Common DistractionMichael Gizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691728024188312906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-58073091026042285592012-03-28T12:33:16.614-07:002012-03-28T12:33:16.614-07:00I think that I will have to agree with everyone el...I think that I will have to agree with everyone else on this issue. Texting and Driving should certainly be illegal and should be punishable by law if caught. Regardless: sitting at a stop light or driving down the road, it should be illegal and not tolerated. I work fire/ems and have seen many terrible accidents which that have resulted from distracted driving and inevitably texting and driving is a large one. The guilt one has to carry for causing an accident and the sorry loved ones endure is nowhere near the benefit of a text message. I also agree that it is not a economic bonus for the states or municipalities, it is simply a law to protect innocent drivers and pedestrians from being killed by distracted drivers. There are many other common distractions for those behind the wheel but texting and driving has got to the most common and significant.Aaron Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117679854065798521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-41200118658350738632012-03-27T08:07:47.785-07:002012-03-27T08:07:47.785-07:00I agree, their needs to be a law against driving w...I agree, their needs to be a law against driving while talking on the phone or text messaging. I drive by people all the time either on a side street or highway texting looking down at their phone not even paying attention to the road. It might be that no one is on the road driving towards them but you never know when a little kid might run out into the street to get their ball. You might look up and by then you already hit them or you swerve out of the way and cause an accident. I believe texting and cell phone calls should not be allowed when you are driving.Tabor Aubryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622463467654430926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-12271874061753433042012-03-26T20:45:53.726-07:002012-03-26T20:45:53.726-07:00Texting while driving has to be one of the most pr...Texting while driving has to be one of the most preventable accident causing distractions out there. Let me start off by saying I've texted while driving multiple times; but, I'm making a conscious effort to refrain from ever doing it again while driving. I agree that citations should be issued to drivers texting while operating a vehicle. People often forget that it's not a right to drive but a PRIVILEGE. Texting while driving is a well documented distraction that rivals a driver being drunk and that alone should convince people to leave their phone in their pocket.Declan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071869394072445955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-3479778489634672212012-03-26T20:37:07.112-07:002012-03-26T20:37:07.112-07:00Even though i find myself texting while driving qu...Even though i find myself texting while driving quite often, whether we like to admit it or not, I try not to because I understand the dangers of this. I have been texting while driving and I know I can easily drive off the road in a matter of seconds. Yes it may be an easy way for a town to make money off these tickets but I believe it is more of a safety issue than a money issue. Overall, i agree with the no texting while driving law, if the law is deterring people from not texting while driving it can save lives.Justin Sobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840281577344317068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-29623994131424093862012-03-26T14:30:08.249-07:002012-03-26T14:30:08.249-07:00I agree that texting and driving is extremely dang...I agree that texting and driving is extremely dangerous. I do think it should be punished by law because then hopefully people will be deterred from doing it. It’s really sad to see how many people especially teens and young adults get in serious accidents and even die from texting and driving. I feel like there is enough distractions while driving like reading directions or talking to people in our car we don’t need that added risk. In addition, it’s so unfair to those people who don’t text and drive to risk being hit by a driver who is texting. Overall, I feel law enforcement should get stricter on texting and driving.HilaryJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902397787360445381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-89339381912948173322012-03-26T11:00:10.179-07:002012-03-26T11:00:10.179-07:00I agree with the comments made in the blog itself ...I agree with the comments made in the blog itself and the comment above me about how texting and driving should be punished by the law. Not that it is right, but like many, I am guilty of texting and driving and have noticed how it effects the way I drive. When driving most of us don't think about many of the dangers until something bad happens and the fact that texting and driving is comparable to drinking and driving is scary. The smart phones that have been created are helping with the problem a little bit by allowing you to speak into the phone and it producing a text. But at the same time the touch screen keyboards require a person to look at the screen the majority of the time. Overall it is just a bad idea to text and drive and law enforcement should be punishing those who do so more often in order to keep our streets a little bit safer.Liz Eyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264800416637250764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-2455768768489478082012-03-26T09:57:58.530-07:002012-03-26T09:57:58.530-07:00I definitely think that texting and driving is som...I definitely think that texting and driving is something that should be punished by law and that this is not one of those things that Illinois is doing just to get some more money into the system. I actually have been on the Neuro floor of the hospital for the past few days and one of the families here is waiting for a loved one who was hit by a teenager texting and driving causing him to hit a pole and has been in a coma for 2 months now. This is a serious problem nowadays and even companies such as apple realize the problem and have created helpful tools to address the issue. Siri allows you to speak into the phone to create a text without ever having to take your eyes off the road. Granted this is still a distraction but much less than a normal text would be.Little Miss Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371311817801602094noreply@blogger.com