Distracted Driving: Through the Eyes of a Trooper

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

38 states where the government should **** off.

You're on a govt built and paid for road or highway. Sorry, you can't tell the govt to **** off when you're on their property. Personally, I think texting while driving violates the rights of others since it puts them at risk. It causes accidents.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

You're on a govt built and paid for road or highway. Sorry, you can't tell the govt to **** off when you're on their property. Personally, I think texting while driving violates the rights of others since it puts them at risk. It causes accidents.

In four short sentences, you got property laws wrong, showed a completely lack of understanding of rights, and managed to mislead with the use of the word "causes" rather than the realistic "occasionally contributes to".

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

You're on a govt built and paid for road or highway. Sorry, you can't tell the govt to **** off when you're on their property. Personally, I think texting while driving violates the rights of others since it puts them at risk. It causes accidents.

I agree. I just don't see how you enforce it. On the flip side, I think it's bullshit you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, or not wearing a helmet on a motorcycle. That doesn't hurt anybody, but you. You should be able to do anything you want, as long as you aren't endangering others.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

38 states where the government should **** off.

So ****ing idiotic I can't see straight.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Baconeater

Meh...won't do any good. Too many people think their phone call or text is just too damn important.

Agreed, most of them are Officers I see. Actually most people are on their phones. When I see someone driving erratic they are generally on the phone. But it is not just phones: radio, gps, shaving, makeup and eating are right up there. And from the stats I have read, right up there with phones and texting on increases of accidents.



Won't say it on Kdot, but MoDot are worthless workers stealing money.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Agreed, most of them are Officers I see. Actually most people are on their phones. When I see someone driving erratic they are generally on the phone. But it is not just phones: radio, gps, shaving, makeup and eating are right up there. And from the stats I have read, right up there with phones and texting on increases of accidents.



Won't say it on Kdot, but MoDot are worthless workers stealing money.

It's worse now with so many people on phones. I don't recall seeing that many people eating as they are using their phones.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Baconeater

Meh...won't do any good. Too many people think their phone call or text is just too damn important.

This a million times !!

[loochy]

Cops are bad people.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by loochy

Cops are bad people.

The great majority of them aren't. Some of them are worse than any criminal you'll ever encounter.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

The great majority of them aren't. Some of them are worse than any criminal you'll ever encounter.

You are correct. It's just like normal people.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by loochy

You are correct. It's just like normal people.

Exactly. I've spent so much time in my earlier years on this site bashing cops that I feel like I need to take every opportunity available to correct anyone's perception of my previous remarks. I have NEVER had a poor encounter with a police officer in terms of their courteousness, or civility. Some have been in bad moods, a couple of times I got a ticket I didn't deserve, others I got out of tickets I did. Regardless, they've all been professional, and mostly downright friendly with me. I've never had the bad luck of encountering one that go over the edge despite my demeanor, which is too communicate my moves, and be respectful.

[Just Passin' By]

Texting, singing, talking, eating, just plain being a shitty driver. Whatever the excuse, and whatever is blamed, it's all the same in the end.

Bad driving is bad driving.

[TLO]

Also, people need to stop driving slow in the passing lane. Most of them are probably on their phones too.

[TLO]

[Holladay]

WARNING GRAPHIC. This is a British Texting PSA.

I showed this to my daughter and her friends.

https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=UN.6080...46154&pid=15.1

Darn it!! Can't seem to inbed.