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She should definitely be charged with a felony.
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She should definitely be charged with a felony.
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Absolutely. Throwing the book at people that continue to text behind the wheel is the only way it's going to get any better. In my opinion, it's a worse problem than drunk driving. The penalty should be the same. I see someone playing on their phone every time I'm out riding my bike.
If I had a nickel for every clueless retard I see pass my bus's red lights at speed on either Veterans or Helton Drive in Florence *every/single/morning/and/afternoon* either looking down at a phone or with it glued to their ear-oblivious to their surroundings, I could retire tomorrow and be fairly well-off.
One smack-tard I read about somewhere awhile back went off the road and hit a gas pipeline while texting. (Yay, natural selection!)
More will be injured or killed until this 'stupidity-on-purpose' is outlawed and actually enforced. (Unlikely as almost every cop that passes me during the day is doing the same thing. Way to set an example, fellas....)
Today I will be driving my route and I may see *two* drivers who are not on the phone.
It is a proven fact that humans are not very capable of multitasking this way. We just can't do it.
Which brings up another question in my mind:
Why....are people who can barely speak a word of intelligible English...so obsessed with communication devices??
I think the fines for using a hand held communication device while driving should be twice that of driving under the influence. I think it would be funny to take a p. o. s. car or truck and catch some twit looking down at their phone and do a good hard brake check in front of them.
Well, you do know there are plenty of motorcyclists with phones set up so they can use them while riding, and they also talk/chat back and forth with each other in their group, or with other groups in range, on their radios.
No charges? How can that be possible?
Not on mine. I can promise you that riding a motocycle with your head up your a#s#s hurts. While people on motorcycles are in greater danger from idiots such as her, the fact that she hit motorcycles has nothing to do with it. She was intentionaly doing something to put people around her in danger. No charges! For passing a stopped bus with the flashers on! At least the parents showed some restraint by not going vigilante on the selfish *****. I guess that is a good thing.
I'd like to see something that would disable texting while a car is in motion. That being said if you ride a bike you you are taking a pretty big chance. A whole lot can happen.
Yes it is taking a chance, so is driving a car or walking to the store. As a motorcycle rider, I am responsible for me, I cannot control what some idiot with a phone in their hand or ear does. When I am stopped at a stop sign or red light I find a gap and get ready to go into it should some selfish butt crack decide to use their phone instead of drive. I think the technology is here to disable cell service while the device is in motion. You need to make a phone call, or send a text, stop the car and do it.
I'd like to see something that would disable texting while a car is in motion. That being said if you ride a bike you you are taking a pretty big chance. A whole lot can happen.
The technology is there, no doubt. I'm all for stamping out distracted driving, but going to the point of disabling someone's personal property, you are encroaching on our freedom's as an American. The technology is also there to control the speed of a vehicle based on the speed limit of the street it's traveling on. Give the government an inch, they will take a foot.
I was refering to the technology of self responsibility. But a selfish, low life sum-b^i*tch that will text and drive has no since of responsibility. Again, I think the fine for using a hand held communication device while driving should be as high as driving under the influence, with the same points on your license.
I'd like to see something that would disable texting while a car is in motion. That being said if you ride a bike you you are taking a pretty big chance. A whole lot can happen.
The technology is there, no doubt. I'm all for stamping out distracted driving, but going to the point of disabling someone's personal property, you are encroaching on our freedom's as an American. The technology is also there to control the speed of a vehicle based on the speed limit of the street it's traveling on. Give the government an inch, they will take a foot.
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Some folks NEED some government intrusion. Many of them have trouble tying their shoelaces without getting their tongue caught in the laces....neverming driving a car.
Disabling cellphones while driving is as simple as adding to the vehicle the same device that some shopping malls use to jam them in certain areas.
It could be easily set up so that it only works when the vehicle's transmission is in gear and only work inside the vehicle for the most part. This way you'd *have to* secure the vehicle to use your mobile device.
Yup, a lotta motorcyclists do use radios to communicate. It's way easier and less distracting than yelling over the wind.
The transmitters are usually voice-activated and unkey when the audio stops. (Momentary use like a CB radio). All a rider has to do is talk. They're usually brief communications involving directions or destination or fuel stops, formation changes, etc. Or just "Hey! Look at that." They're not arguing with their spouses or having really in-depth conversations like people on the cell can as FRS radios operate simplex (one radio at a time instead of duplex like a phone.)
It's usually harder to get distracted to the point of zoning out on a bike because you're out in the elements and constantly watching for the next thing that's trying to kill you.
Not like the comfy steel coccoon a cage is. Any yahoo can drive a car. It takes some skill to ride a motorcycle and survive any length of time.
Last dummy that almost took me out while on the phone tried running once he realized what he'd done. I knocked on all four corners of his vehicle with my knuckles within the space of a mile just to let him know he didn't stand a chance had I been so inclined to pursue the issue further.
No charges? How can that be possible?
There were no charges because she didnt pass the bus. The bus was stopped on the corner of the cross street the car was traveling on. The car was not required to stop.
I hope the school district looks a little closer at this. The bus driver seems to have done nothing wrong - but I would think they would want to stop a certain distance from an intersection. The kids get off the bus and dash thinking everyone is stopping for the bus. In this case, the busy cross street (with no stop signs at that intersection) was not controlled by the buses traffic control devices at all.
RP - how far are you trained to let children off from an uncontrolled intersection such as this?
Check out the diagram here -> http://www.waff.com/story/2557...wrong?autostart=true
They kept saying she went around the bus while it's lights were flashing and it was stopped.
Mob mentality. Sure, she could have handled herself much better, but Im sure she was already in defensive mode when the crowd started in on her. Kindof reminds me of that guy up in Detroit that hit the kid who stepped out in front of him - he had a mob beat him nearly to death and steal his wallet - they found that he did nothing wrong as well.
The report clearly explains what happened and that she was not at fault, which is why no charges were filed.
Absolutely. Throwing the book at people that continue to text behind the wheel is the only way it's going to get any better. In my opinion, it's a worse problem than drunk driving. The penalty should be the same. I see someone playing on their phone every time I'm out riding my bike.
I agree. Making the penalties as harsh as possible is probably the only thing that's going to work. Everybody knows it's dangerous and often deadly yet some just keep on doing it.
No charges? How can that be possible?
There were no charges because she didnt pass the bus. The bus was stopped on the corner of the cross street the car was traveling on. The car was not required to stop.
I hope the school district looks a little closer at this. The bus driver seems to have done nothing wrong - but I would think they would want to stop a certain distance from an intersection. The kids get off the bus and dash thinking everyone is stopping for the bus. In this case, the busy cross street (with no stop signs at that intersection) was not controlled by the buses traffic control devices at all.
RP - how far are you trained to let children off from an uncontrolled intersection such as this?
Check out the diagram here -> http://www.waff.com/story/2557...wrong?autostart=true
You are correct. I saw the video where all the neighbors were jumping on her while the reporters were there. I can understand them being angry or upset that a kid almost got killed but it wasn't the girl's fault.
Seems like they should make places like that a four way stop but then again you can't do that every time something like this comes up. Maybe letting the kids off at another area is the answer here? I dunno.
I'm also curious to hear what RP says too.
If I had a nickel for every clueless retard I see pass my bus's red lights at speed on either Veterans or Helton Drive in Florence *every/single/morning/and/afternoon* either looking down at a phone or with it glued to their ear-oblivious to their surroundings, I could retire tomorrow and be fairly well-off.
One smack-tard I read about somewhere awhile back went off the road and hit a gas pipeline while texting. (Yay, natural selection!)
More will be injured or killed until this 'stupidity-on-purpose' is outlawed and actually enforced. (Unlikely as almost every cop that passes me during the day is doing the same thing. Way to set an example, fellas....)
Today I will be driving my route and I may see *two* drivers who are not on the phone.
It is a proven fact that humans are not very capable of multitasking this way. We just can't do it.
Which brings up another question in my mind:
Why....are people who can barely speak a word of intelligible English...so obsessed with communication devices??
I wouldn't want your job RP but I have loads of respect for you guys that do it day in and day out. You must be a very patient person.
@Cap'n and Seven:
It's supposed to be minimum 50 feet, but it doesn't always work out that way with obstructions/sight lines. The idea is to be highly visible at all times from all directions and far enough away from cross traffic. Trouble is, there's no telling which way a kid is gonna go once they're outside the bus.
Nevermind how far away you stop from an intersection. I had to wake up a middle school kid with the horn yesterday who got off the bus and started to angle across a city intersection while walking backwards talking to another kid across the street walking the other way.
Like drivers, pedestrians also have a responsibility to follow rules and procedures while in the roadway. I drill it into my kids that they're the ones whose asses are out in the road-just because my lights tell the cars to stop doesn't (more often than not) mean they're *going to* and to be situationally aware.
'Course they're kids....and that prtty much goes in one ear and out the other' so we do everything in our power to stack the deck in their favor. In certain situations, I've been known to actually angle the bus across both lanes of a secondary road to physically shield students crossing. In the end, though-it all depends on everybody paying attention.
We have a driver who's been rear-ended while stopped at a railroad crossing a couple times because somebody behind has their face buried in a phone.
People- if you're texting while driving-YOU'RE NOT LOOKING WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
Big yellow vehicle with flashing lights. Whether you are required to stop or not, you should at least be paying attention.
I was going down the road a few days ago right before getting on Patton Island bridge. A UPS truck was weaving & as I passed him, I looked & yep, he was texting.
I'd like to see something that would disable texting while a car is in motion. That being said if you ride a bike you you are taking a pretty big chance. A whole lot can happen.
I looked into this several years ago in prep for when my kids drive. The technology existed then and is still around now:
I'd like to see something that would disable texting while a car is in motion. That being said if you ride a bike you you are taking a pretty big chance. A whole lot can happen.
I looked into this several years ago in prep for when my kids drive. The technology existed then and is still around now:
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Very bad idea. Too many people could have an emergency that required they drive and be on the phone at the same time. Too, how many times have citizens followed criminals and given 911 the information so the cops could find them?
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"Last dummy that almost took me out while on the phone tried running once he realized what he'd done. I knocked on all four corners of his vehicle with my knuckles within the space of a mile just to let him know he didn't stand a chance had I been so inclined to pursue the issue further."
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Yessiree. That'll show 'em, RP. Way to go!
Don't you agree, Seven?
Absolutely.
I'm sure it's something that stuck with him on down the road. LOL