Woman Distracted by Texting Drives Her Car Into a Lake

[tabbycat31]

123. I think you're throwing the baby away with the bath water here

I in no way condone texting while driving, but I do think texting is a very useful form of communication. The first time I texted, I was trying to meet up with a friend at a rock concert, and there's no way that either of us could hear our phones ringing or our own voices had we tried to call.

I don't agree with texting (or talking) while driving at all but to stop texting from people who are not driving is just dumb.

This reminds me of when I was in high school. Because one class a few years ahead of mine did something stupid during open campus lunch, they took it away for all future classes.

As for Bluetooth things--- I hate those things with the fire of 1000 suns. I used to work in a call center and could tell exactly who was using those things and who was not. It reminded me of when I was a kid and I would warp my voice by speaking into a box fan. I only use my phone in the car if I'm stopped. When I moved down here, my boss kept texting me, and she understood that I only responded when I was stopped for gas.