Texting while driving...

The Seventh · July 14, 2009, 05:22:11 PM

This (not super scitentific) study, conducted in a REAL VEHICLE, really reveals how badly texting while driving can impair someone.

Read the article and/or watch the video. Both will give you the same idea.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/09q3/texting_while_driving_how_dangerous_is_it_-video

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q2/texting_while_driving_how_dangerous_is_it_-feature

phatyo · July 14, 2009, 05:23:45 PM

>_> I'm not even stupid enough to text while driving. Thats really intercourse ing stupid. I think changing the intercourse ing radio station while driving is dangerous!

Kilroy · July 14, 2009, 05:24:46 PM

Gee, I wonder why.

1. You're only using 1 arm on the wheel (not so bad, but it impairs you)
2. Your other arm isn't doing anything like the one on the wheel (screws up your brain a bit)
3. 99% of the time, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE FUCKING ROAD OH GOD A TREE WHAT *crash*.

jnfs2014 · July 14, 2009, 05:24:59 PM

It's banned in California for that same reason.

The Seventh · July 14, 2009, 05:29:53 PM

I thought it was interesting because it
[spoiler]impairs you worse than alcohol[/spoiler]

JrDude · July 14, 2009, 05:36:28 PM

Quote from: Kilroy has a cheap suit on July 14, 2009, 05:24:46 PM
Gee, I wonder why.

1. You're only using 1 arm on the wheel (not so bad, but it impairs you)
2. Your other arm isn't doing anything like the one on the wheel (screws up your brain a bit)
3. 99% of the time, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE FUCKING ROAD OH GOD A TREE WHAT *crash*.

My sister uses both hands to text, she has an iPhone and uses it like a keyboard. Her hands aren't completely on the wheel, but on top of it with the phone, she looks at what she's typing, then to the side to look at her driving.
I often tell her to stop and that it's dangerous, but she always says exactly this: "I'm a good driver."
Who said you weren't?

yes.derek · July 14, 2009, 06:16:18 PM

I text while driving from time to time. I agree with the fact that it's retarded though. I know it's going to kill me one day. I've actualy stopped doing it as much at the request of a worried lady friend of mine.

Super · July 14, 2009, 06:18:02 PM

Why the hell would you text at all?

It's stupid no matter what the case.

Tsumaru · July 14, 2009, 06:27:41 PM

Quote from: Super on July 14, 2009, 06:18:02 PM
Why the hell would you text at all?

It's stupid no matter what the case.

Because texting is a hell of a lot easier and less obnoxious than talking on a phone.

HTA! · July 14, 2009, 06:40:25 PM

Quote from: Tsumaru on July 14, 2009, 06:27:41 PM
Because texting is a hell of a lot easier and less obnoxious than talking on a phone.

No.
Ever sit in a room with someone who is texting nonstop?
Its intercourse ing annoying.

Tsumaru · July 14, 2009, 07:03:46 PM

Quote from: HTA on July 14, 2009, 06:40:25 PM
No.
Ever sit in a room with someone who is texting nonstop?
Its intercourse ing annoying.

Ever sit in a room with someone talking on the phone nonstop?

It's worse.

L10 · July 14, 2009, 07:15:35 PM

Where am I, the Mythbuster forums?

And texting is good for allowing you to carry out a personal conversation with someone in public...

Dog Food · July 14, 2009, 07:27:15 PM

Yep, can't text or talk on a cellular device here because we've had some accidents from people busy texting instead of watching the road.

Yet I see cops doing it all the time while driving (more often than I see civilians do it). Apparently they are allowed. I guess some people really are above the law :|

Friendly Hostile · July 14, 2009, 07:50:05 PM

My county just banned utilizing any form of electronic communication while driving. The state has a ban on talking on your cellphone while driving unless using a hands free device that meets the state's standards.

Captain Justice · July 14, 2009, 07:50:12 PM

I've texted while driving sometimes and its idiotic, I know.

and whoever said that texting in general is stupid.....well, your stupid.