Starting to doubt we'll ever have substantial Text & Drive penalties

Too many people do it, too many people enjoy it, too many people ignore the safety & driving issue -- too many people can't imagine their "busy" life without sending texts every 5-10 minutes.

Just don't see the political will to really crack-down on Distracted Driving. It's easy to pass a law that impacts "bad" people, and criminals -- much more difficult to pass laws that impact soccer moms, neighbors, family, Average Joe, politicians themselves, etc.

So we'll have to deal with it for another 5-15 years, and then technology will probably make the issue obsolete. Most cars & phones will have a robust voice-system.

In response to this post by DonHo-kieHi

Posted: 01/08/2018 at 3:24PM

Sigh, Patient was texting his son whom was out and about. Son tried to text -- DonHo-kieHi 01/08/2018 3:09PM

The latest IOS update turns off Texting unless you say you aren't driving. -- UTPr0sim 01/08/2018 5:48PM

There needs to be a third party device with app -- RTFC 01/08/2018 8:19PM

Dang. Unbelievable sorrow. ** -- EDGEMAN 01/08/2018 4:11PM

Why the random apostrophe? ** -- BobG 01/08/2018 4:00PM

Why be a d-bag on a post like this? ** -- HokieMacDaddy 01/08/2018 4:21PM

Starting to doubt we'll ever have substantial Text & Drive penalties -- HWA 01/08/2018 3:24PM

You get caught once in Utah, it's treated like a speeding ticket. -- ElbertoHokie 01/08/2018 4:26PM

Technology *will* make the issue obsolete... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/08/2018 3:58PM

Sadly we can't make a law that makes people actually drive -- fordham 01/08/2018 3:46PM

Yup... bring on the autonomous cars.... I'm ready. ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 3:47PM

Carnegie-Mellon had them in 1995. What are we waiting for?** -- BobG 01/08/2018 3:59PM

Government.... Regulations.... society.... curmudgeons who "like to drive" ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 4:06PM

Litigous society too. When people are driving, we are perfectly happy -- Tafkam Hokie 01/08/2018 5:13PM

Heard a discussion of that the other day, what is your plan for rural -- fordham 01/08/2018 3:51PM

They are working on all that right now. And the cars don't drive -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 4:03PM

Correct but the car knows where you are going? how? -- fordham 01/08/2018 4:08PM

I realize not every trip is predetermined. we aren't the only ones to -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 4:13PM

I understand your points, keep in mind though it will be impossible to be -- fordham 01/08/2018 4:19PM

Oh, I know. The only way I see this gaining wide-spread, whole-scale -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 4:25PM

To your last point most of those variable when driving are caused by humans -- VTSnake 01/08/2018 3:57PM

The new iphone iOS has safe guards built in to prevent it, but it still -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 3:26PM

OMG, that is horrible... Those poor families. ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/08/2018 3:23PM

Starting to doubt we'll ever have substantial Text & Drive penalties

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