Federal blackmail

[tombogan03884]

http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_26-2009_08_01.shtml#1248961302
 

Senator Charles Schumer and several other Democratic Senators have
   [1]introduced federal legislation to ban texting while driving.
   Specifically, the law would require states to enact anti-texting
   legislation or forfeit 25 percent of their share of federal highway
   funds.

References

   1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/29/AR2009072902039.html?hpid=moreheadlines

2 Comments, First while I approve of forcing drivers to pay attention to what they are doing, (since I have an average of 1 incedent a week of some ass doing something stupid ) it is NOT the feds business, for that matter it is foolish to attempt to legislate common sense, as well as a comment on how pathetically stupid the sheeple are.
Secondly maybe this will piss off enough text junkies to kill Chuckies reelection.      

[WatchManUSA]

This is a States' issue.  Keep the Feds out of it especially when they use blackmail to impose their will.

BTW - If you are texting while driving, please turn off your moron chip before you kill someone!

[tombogan03884]

This is a States' issue.  Keep the Feds out of it especially when they use blackmail to impose their will.

BTW - If you are texting while driving, please turn off your moron chip before you kill someone!

Yes, please do, an example that happened a couple weeks ago.
I was going to the Library to return a book ( Patriots by J. W. Rawles ) standing on the corner , traffic light turns red and the walk light goes my way, I start across , woman pulls up, stops at the light, and starts to make a right turn, She came so close to hitting me I slammed the book on her hood. she wasn't even LOOKING.  
Had the same thing happen while crossing the entrance of a parking lot, idiot starts to go while I'm directly in front of her. women both times.

[Timothy]

Got to agree with Tom on this one.

The Fed should not try and legislate common sense any more than they should tell me I should wear a seatbelt.  Leave it to the insurance companies to deal with and charge the shite out of people when they cause problems with higher premiums.  I don't text much because the mear presence of a telephone kinda pisses me off.  Passing this law will just give folks another law to ignore!

I get along fine just ignoring the ring or turning it off alltogether.  It's the greatest stupid technological invention that I COULD live without.

Train operators, bus drivers, pilots and any other "conveyance for hire" is an absolute YES but at the state or departmental level, otherwise, stay out of my business.

[tombogan03884]

Got to agree with Tom on this one.

The Fed should not try and legislate common sense any more than they should tell me I should wear a seatbelt.  Leave it to the insurance companies to deal with and charge the shite out of people when they cause problems with higher premiums.  I don't text much because the mear presence of a telephone kinda pisses me off.  Passing this law will just give folks another law to ignore!

I get along fine just ignoring the ring or turning it off alltogether.  It's the greatest stupid technological invention that I COULD live without.

Train operators, bus drivers, pilots and any other "conveyance for hire" is an absolute YES but at the state or departmental level, otherwise, stay out of my business.

I think that comes under ICC like truck drivers.

[Sponsor]

[Timothy]

I think that comes under ICC like truck drivers.

Probably does Tom but several people died in a few incidents in Boston this year alone.  Massport is now invoking a "Mandatory Termination" sticker on all T-trains, buses and the like.  If your found to have a cell phone in your possesion while at work, your done!

Don't know about cabs, that's private.  Most of your complaints are gonna come from truckers because they've been using Citizens Band for decades and no-one really bothered to run the stats! 

[tombogan03884]

 Didn't they find out that last major T crash was because the Operator was texting instead of paying attention ?

[fightingquaker13]

There was study that showed talking on a cell caused more driver error than being above .08. I can only imagine texting. I was nearly T-boned by a woman (a realtor of course, this being Fl.) who was on her cell and missed that pesky red light. My favorite part of this was that she had a "choose life" license tag. When I helpfully suggested that if she was so F!@#$ pro-life she should hang up the cell and learn to drive, she was somehow not grateful for the advice.
FQ13

[tumblebug]

Talking on cell phones is against the law while driving so all you cops    don't do it   any more OK . problem solved.

[Timothy]

Didn't they find out that last major T crash was because the Operator was texting instead of paying attention ?

Yea and he will probably go to detention for it...big boy type!

There's a U-tube video of a bus driver texting as he runs into a line of cars at a light in Boston as well...