Public Announcement:: Seatbelts !!

[mikedatiger]

Salty, I am with you 100% on the fact that texting and driving is dangerous. My problem lies with people telling me what I can and can't do, as the issue arises as where to draw the line.

I used to commute to downtown (Houston) via METRO and was always amazed by what I would see people doing in their cars - full spread newspapers over the steering wheel, reading books, shaving, putting on make-up, eating, etc... You can't tell me that performing any one of these activities is any less dangerous than texting. So, if you are going to ban one thing, you have to ban it all.

[swamp snorkler]

I can see both sides of your argument; Gooh being against more laws which I am too. and Salty being against Texting while driving.... which I am too.

To me putting on makeup, texting, reading a book, checking e-mails, changing out a CD, looking at your phone, rubbing one out, clicking the bean, all of this falls under "Careless Operation" we don't need more laws. Just pull them over for careless operation and give them a ticket.