Texting While Driving Law!!!

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Or I can shut the phone off....cause I hate the damn thing anyway!

Big guy.. I knew there was a reason I like you!!!! If not for work I would not have a phone at all....

I am on call 24/7... I am responsible for the up keep of 3 manufacturing facillities... all calls from the alarm company ( flood alarm and waste treatment, loss of electricity etc.) as well as any manufacturing/machine break downs get fielded to me.. I dont care if the plant is on fire... it can wait until I'm not behind the wheel..

Just tonight, in Reading square , I sat through a light cycle because the young lady in front of me was pre occupied with her phone... I stood pat.. she ran the light... once again dont tell me this whole thing is not dangerous...

As far as my truck, Personaly I am fine, pissed.. yes but fine,I even continued on to go fishing, the passengers side was ripped open like somneone used a can opener, luckily, for me, I had the insurance and the means to replace the truck(I love the new one)...I'm quite sure that one of the other two cars he hit when he dropped his phone in his lap were not as lucky, one was a young single mother...Judging from her tears and words, I'm sure replacing her vehicle is going to be a big burden...

I know I'm old fashioned and refuse/fight change, technology keeps the world moving... everything has it's place, and IMHO, texting , and and in some cases, even talking on the phone is best left to places where the text/conversation will not/can not effect others...

[Finaddict]

Larry - You are a great guy, no problems with you ... but when you have a job that requires you to be responsive from other parts of the world - emailing from your BB is a necessity.

I agree that texting or emailing while driving, even talking on the phone while driving isn't a good idea ... texting while driving is not good at all ... but I have had to pull over to send an email for work while driving during working conditions, absolutely.

But sending emails from the BB - which looks very similar to texting -while at lunch or dinner or wherever I may be is an absolutely necessity ... a necessity to keep my job ... and yes, I do want to keep my job, because I like it and finally landed a job that I like and it will help me get out of the hole I have been in for the past few years.

The BB is mandatory for my job ... and a requirement to keep in touch and get ahead ... whether I am grocery shopping or whatever ... there are times I don't have a choice. If you can't accept that, it's your problem, but I am glad you don't have more serious issues to worry about than me communicating with my boss.

I do agree with you that cell phones and texting while driving is a bad thing, I support the law and try to avoid the trap.

Now as for texting, there are some people that only text these days for communication, I don't like it but rather than fighting, it's easier.

I prefer face-to-face communication over every other form of communicating, feel it leads to stronger relationships for business and life ... but sometimes a quiet, short text works better than a phone call.

You da man, but don't get in my face about me keeping touch with work ... you won't see it while I'm driving, but you may see it in the parking lot after fishing or after dinner. That's life.

Cheers