tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1851670748324172514..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Texas media won't say it, but Rick Perry's veto of texting while driving ban likely saved livesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47673249232827105502013-03-11T00:55:47.251-05:002013-03-11T00:55:47.251-05:00The bottom line is, if you pass a day texting whil...The bottom line is, if you pass a day texting while driving, you are wiser than the law makers just in that mere instance, you beat the red light yesterday, that’s great, but what if you get yourself hurt, or worse got killed in a crash while texting or beating the red light, you’d be lucky to ask yourself who’s dumber now?...or you might never have the chance to do so. Year 2011, 1.3 million crashes were recorded involving cell phone. It’s a matter of self-discipline. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156081754357935074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38867031777835525202013-03-08T00:58:11.056-06:002013-03-08T00:58:11.056-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156081754357935074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81194386851214439462013-02-02T01:14:06.128-06:002013-02-02T01:14:06.128-06:00People have long eaten, smoked, sang, talked, and ...People have long eaten, smoked, sang, talked, and done countless other tasks while driving. There is no doubt that eliminating all distractions would improve safety, but is it realistic, much less worth it? Is it worth singling out this one distraction? We cannot solve all problems and there are times, like this, when it is futile, if not more dangerous, to try.<br /><br />Less government is usually always better government. But, then again, government, even Republican controlled government, is usually anxious to impose its alleged "wisdom" on the population in general.<br /><br />Why not just make speeding a felony because it presents a risk of death from an accident? Whenever the legislature is in session, it is almost certain that they will make an effort to make more citizens criminal. It is time for it to stop.<br /><br />Troy Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774328288068426125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45453957953986211242013-02-01T07:00:04.564-06:002013-02-01T07:00:04.564-06:0010:37, are there other, better-researched studies ...10:37, are there other, better-researched studies you'd rely on to claim texting bans reduce accidents? I don't mean studies that say texting while driving is dangerous, which are numerous, but that the tactic of banning it worked?<br /><br />Correlation is not causation, but the correlation still implies that texting bans did not have the effect claimed by those who passed the laws and flies in the face of all the "blood on his hands" rhetoric.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59085519274812071262013-01-31T22:37:54.774-06:002013-01-31T22:37:54.774-06:00So the rise in accidents is proved to be caused by...So the rise in accidents is proved to be caused by the ban on texting? <br /><br />Thought not. <br /><br />Correlation does not etc. etc. etc. You've heard this before, but it's so inconvenient when you can twist evidence to fit your position.<br /><br />C'mon folks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54576770268853667552013-01-31T12:41:15.899-06:002013-01-31T12:41:15.899-06:0012:34, don't put words in others' mouths j...12:34, don't put words in others' mouths just because you can't rebut what she actually said. She didn't say "Texting while driving can be done safely," you did. Don't troll.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56127304469986931132013-01-31T12:34:15.231-06:002013-01-31T12:34:15.231-06:00RSO Wife -
I agree. Texting while driving can be d...RSO Wife -<br />I agree. Texting while driving can be done safely, and people will do it anyways. So there's no point in making it illegal. Same for running red lights and stop signs. Lots of people do it. With care it can be done safely. Why criminalize it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6455477759088752512013-01-31T09:51:52.123-06:002013-01-31T09:51:52.123-06:00The war on drugs is still working, though, right?The war on drugs is still working, though, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27550351457075636682013-01-31T05:44:23.063-06:002013-01-31T05:44:23.063-06:00I don't usually agree with most of what Rick P...I don't usually agree with most of what Rick Perry says or does, but for once he made an intelligent choice, must have been an error in judgement on his part. Just because there's a law against something doesn't mean people won't do it anyway. If enacting laws would stop something, then we would have absolutely no crime since it seems that there is a law against almost everything. RSO wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125370082588943280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65888380688395533362013-01-30T13:26:28.757-06:002013-01-30T13:26:28.757-06:00Alan, I agree the ultimate solution to this will b...Alan, I agree the ultimate solution to this will be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car" rel="nofollow">technological</a>, IMO not something solved through criminalization.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24281328472791440892013-01-30T12:45:29.653-06:002013-01-30T12:45:29.653-06:00RAS, if seat belt laws caused more people to die, ...RAS, if seat belt laws caused more people to die, yes I'd consider them "useless," but that's not the case.<br /><br />When people violated the seat belt ban it made them no less safe than they were before the law was passed. By contrast, the texting ban encourages behavior - holding the phone further down in their lap - that INCREASES the danger. Quite different circumstances.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35927068408074446912013-01-30T12:07:37.123-06:002013-01-30T12:07:37.123-06:00Seems like the real solution is a technological on...Seems like the real solution is a technological one, that would somehow disable a gadget or the car if they're used simultaneously. I don't know how you'd distinguish a passenger's phone from the driver's, though. The law, then, would be to require such technology. Sounds kind of nanny state, but it's protection from the idiots.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91654072605763420252013-01-30T11:51:52.552-06:002013-01-30T11:51:52.552-06:00How does noncompliance with the ban prove the ban ...How does noncompliance with the ban prove the ban doesn't work? How many years and how many tickets did it take to get people to use seat belts? Did the initial stats 'prove' seat belt laws were useless?RASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31073084614350877982013-01-30T11:00:22.771-06:002013-01-30T11:00:22.771-06:00Politicians Logic:
Something must be done!
This i...Politicians Logic:<br /><br />Something must be done!<br />This is something.<br />______________________<br />Therefore: It must be done!<br /><br /><br />The Fishing PhysicistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com