Reaction Ed: Reader react to texting and driving law

These are some of the online reader reactions to the law banning text messaging while driving. It went into effect Wednesday.

No reading or writing of text messages while driving … sounds good.

No citation is warranted for this offense unless another simultaneous offense is being observed that warrants its own citation. WHAT A JOKE… With that kind of attitude towards the issue, why even
bother?

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There are those people that do not have hands-free cell phones. Looking through a list of numbers or dialing a number looks a lot like texting.

I can just see if this was a primary offense having to have officers drive behind someone and determine if they were texting or dialing.

Plus, if they are not committing any offenses of driving behavior, isn’t that invading their privacy? Simply pulling someone over because they may be texting? The driver could say they were looking for a
phone number through a contact list.

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Texting is an “active” process versus “passive” like listening to the radio. Some things in life I value more than the ability to send or receive a message while driving.

My son for one comes to mind, and because of the accident “statistics” of young drivers who are also the largest “texters” is why it will cost me $2,000 more per year to insure him when he gets his
license.

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New texting law — too little and too late.  Should be a primary reckless driving offense for any use of a cell phone. Perhaps increase the penalty for drivers of SUVs and trucks.

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So if I read this right, “texting” is now illegal while driving, but “sexting” isn’t.

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Yes it seems odd that they would single out reading or sending text messages apart from general cell phone usage (hands free excepted of course). Both are dangerous to do while driving.

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Whatever did we do without cell phones?