People that txt while driving should be shot!

[Ragingrob]

Well, no, not really. Eventually it becomes totally reflexive, no calculation needed. Any more than you need to calculate weight distribution and momentum vectors when walking . It's all handled at a lower level of the brain, beneath the "thinking" part. The problem is though, what do you do when they reply? Reality is that mostly txting is like a convo, txt,receive reply,txt back etc.

Exactly

And yep to read a text takes a lot more, depending on where you are it can just be done at the next red light, often a good place to whip a text away too. If I'm on the open road though, and desperately need to read a text, I'll hold the phone at the top on the steering wheel and on straight roads with no traffic just glance every now and then to read it.

Even changing radio stations means looking completely down for most people. Cars have far too many distractions haha!

[CookMySock]

Well, no, not really. Eventually it becomes totally reflexive, no calculation needed. Any more than you need to calculate weight distribution and momentum vectors when walking . It's all handled at a lower level of the brain, beneath the "thinking" part. The problem is though, what do you do when they reply? Reality is that mostly txting is like a convo, txt,receive reply,txt back etc.

Yeah well I would go along with that. It's like hovering a helicopter - seemingly an impossible task to any newbie, not just requiring massive levels of concentration, but literally impossible, but to a seasoned professional it's second nature.

Considering how much mayhem txting causes, if it were allowed for all, then maybe they should hand out free helicopter pilots' licenses to all as well?

A commercial pilot mate of mine and his girlfriend took a C172 up and she was taking photos while he was flying. They landed, went home, and looked through their photos and realised they had one critical shot missing. She had to go to work, so he takes the camera and goes back up in the plane. Low-level and eye glued to the viewfinder he lines his shot up and gets his picture.. puts camera down and uh oh wheres the ground? Pilots will know the rest of the story, but it's a good thing that he felt no pain whatsoever. Pity about the pregnant GF with ring on her finger and his solo mum though, I bet their pain was insurmountable.

I stand by my statement. Don't txt and drive. Don't do other dangerous shit as well.

Steve

[sinfull]

Shoot me, I am at fault, i do not conform to societies needs, I breed the devils spawn, who will probably text while driving too !

[Mikkel]

The thing is, even my 14yr old sister can text without looking at the phone whatsoever. Depending on the person, I can choose a number, start a text, write it all out, send it, and put it back in my pocket... All without looking down whatsoever.

Mind you, as I said I choose time and place, you wont find my texting in the city or in traffic at speed. I can put the phone down at any time too

Still, writing - whether the motorskills associated with texting are automatic or not - is fundamentally an action that relies on your visual faculties. I can happily write stuff without looking at the keyboard or the pen - hell I can even put together a few sentences without looking at all. However, I will be visualising what I am writing and so while my visual attention is directed elsewhere I will not be able to afford it nearly as much attention as if I didn't write at the same time. (This paragraph was written without looking at neither my hands nor the screen - I then did a tidy up to remove the umpteen typos and glitches that sneaked their way into it.)

Shoot me, I am at fault, i do not conform to societies needs, I breed the devils spawn, who will probably text while driving too !

You will conform, god dammit!

[carver]

About bloody time too!

While they are at it, they should also change the law so the following are illegal too:

Tail gating
Lane changes with no indicators
Under taking
Failure to give way
Running red lights
Smidsy
The mormon Few
Boi racing
Putting on makeup while driving
Shall I go on?

It wont make a blind bit of difference making it "illegal".

the mormon few do all these great fun things

[PrincessBandit]

Presumably putting on makeup while driving too??? Go on, bet ya do, gorgeous.