Woman Distracted by Texting Drives Her Car Into a Lake

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67. We did "fine" without cars too. Why not get rid of them? That solves drunk driving...

...and all forms of distracted driving in one fell swoop. And why not bring back Prohibition, to prevent all of the many bad things caused by alcohol that getting rid of cars alone won't fix?

In "get off my lawn!" fashion, you clearly rank the value of texting as so low that it weighs practically nothing on the balance scale compared to the risks. I'm personally not a huge user of texting myself (I've certainly not signed up for an unlimited plan), but it's a useful form of communication that's different than voice calling (which is also a driving hazard!) with its own unique advantages in many situations.

We could continue to argue about the value of texting, but let's be clear. No matter how hard you angrily wave your fist, texting isn't going away. Is. Not. Going. To. Happen.

Further, it's always a very questionable legal position to demand that everyone surrender the use of something, no matter how trivial you think that thing is, because some people abuse that thing.