Like you implied, common sense and responsibility is a very rare
commodity. I totally agree. I'm one of those who is against the $100
ticked or whatever is charged where you live, for using a cell phone
while driving. It think these people should be charged the same as
drunk drivers. Same fines, same jail time, same license suspension.
Jeff M
On Aug 6, 2009, at 6:24 AM, Jordan wrote:
I agree with the comments made here on this subject but submit that
the essence of the problem lies with the lack of common sense of
most drivers.
I have a GPS mounted on my windshield. But it is mounted such that
it does not block my view of the road. And I am very careful about
what kind of situation I'm in when I look at it. It seems that many
or most users don't give a thought to either of those issues.
I just wanted to suggest that it is not impossible to use a GPS
responsibly.
Constance Warner wrote:
Great essay! I'd be in favor of ticketing drivers who mount GPS
units and other such devices on their windshields, and I hope it
soon becomes similarly illegal to mount laptop support brackets
inside cars--a truly terrifying prospect. Though I don't know how
a highway patrol officer would catch someone for "computing while
driving." When the computing driver is finally pulled over and the
police officer walks up to the offending driver's car, all Mr.
Distracted Driving has to do is to shut the lid of his laptop and
deny that he's done anything wrong. Scary. (And are there even
laws against computing while driving? This sounds like one of
those obvious things you shouldn't need to be told NOT to do. But
then I didn't think anyone would be dumb enough to send text
messages while driving, either.)
Anybody who lives in this area has probably had at least one close
call with a car or other vehicle driven by a distracted driver,
especially if you're a pedestrian trying to cross K Street,
Rockville Pike, or any other road where Type A drivers cruise by
with cellphones pasted to their ears. You can be as careful as you
like as a pedestrian or a driver, but your survival, when you
encounter a texting, cellphone-talking, or computer-using driver,
may still depend largely on luck.
Yet there's a lot of resistance to passing laws against texting
while driving. Under the circumstances, I"m not overly optimistic
about enforcement actions against other kinds of electronic
distractions.
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