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By: Hold The Phones: Texting While Driving Ban (And Some Other Stuff) In Effect Today | Nashvillest

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:20 +0000

[...] books, much to the chagrin of chronic crackberry-ers and speedy T9-ers alike. You all voiced some strong opinions about the ban a couple months ago, and the day of judgement has [...]

By: jessica

jessica — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:56:29 +0000

I do think it was a good idea but how are the cops going to distinguish when we're making a call and when we're sending a text?? I don't think they'll be able to enforce this without just banning cell phone use entirely while operating a vehicle. and yes, WHAT ABOUT TWITTER?!?! I know the Gov. doesn't tweet but if he did, he would have re-thought this bill. heehee.

By: jessica

jessica — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:56:29 +0000

By: CØL Ep. 10: You’re Not Tweeting Right | ChattOutLoud

CØL Ep. 10: You’re Not Tweeting Right | ChattOutLoud — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:20:41 +0000

[...] gets the conversation started on TN’s new ban on texting while driving. Everyone who joined us for the LIVE show was a fan of the ban. It’s a much safer initiative [...]

By: JonEric

JonEric — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:04:02 +0000

It's always been illegal, see “reckless driving”. Just more specific now, lower consequences, and higher frequency since you don't have to be caught swerving while texting, just driving.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:23:47 +0000

No one is going to honestly comply with this law. There are plenty of other things people do in their cars that cause accidents – Tennessee cannot regulate stupidity and poor driving.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:27 +0000

I'm glad it's a law. I've had multiple people almost hit me and when I see them, they are texting. I've also had multiple friends text while driving when I was in the car and almost get into accidents... and the few times I've done it, I know I wasn't driving as well as I normally would, which is why I've stopped doing it and I won't respond to texts while driving.

I'd rather people pick up their phone and call someone while driving, because it takes less time to dial than text while driving, and they can at least look at the road while talking on a phone.

I'm VERY glad for this law. I think texting while driving is very dangerous. And I think it will at least make a few people more careful about it.

And if you are texting, I would imagine that they can prove it by going to the cell phone company (or just looking in your phone) and seeing what times you sent texts and compare it to the time you were pulled over.

By: T

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:23:51 +0000

Uh, nice strawman argument there.

By: peter

peter — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:11:24 +0000

yeah, what about dialing a phone # while driving?

I think the idea is good, that texting while driving is not a good idea. But I heard a couple of months ago that they looked into it and realized it was already illegal. So why waste time on a new bill?

By: Nathan T. Baker (NateNe.ws)

Nathan T. Baker (NateNe.ws) — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:55:00 +0000

I'm against. This is over regulation. DUI laws make sense but signaling out one lesser distraction among putting on makeup, loud music, rowdy passengers, tiredness, eating, etc does not make sense.

Yes people could die from these things, but safety is about negating a number of factors because you value a community. It can't be forced unless it obviously should be against the law.

When you get in a car you are accepting the risks of all the possibilities that could happen.