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Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

GiggleBox — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:27:42 -0400

Pretty dumb if you ask me. Every state has a law already, called INATTENTIVE DRIVING!

Maybe they should add one about closing bold text html.

Driving while impaired

dlhertzberg — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:22:14 -0400

I would have thought the Driving while impaired law would cover that and all the nearly blind folks riding around all night and day with there normal and bright headlights on?

I guess I have read the DWI charge is totally tossable these days.

I guess keeping ones eye's on the road and hands upon the wheel doesn't filter the roadway insanity these days. How about a double life sentence for texting with highbeams on in broad daylight?

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

sixnine — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:03 -0400

Pretty dumb if you ask me. Every state has a law already, called INATTENTIVE DRIVING!

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

w5708 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:59:45 -0400

There is an old adage about not being able to legislate good taste...Let's see if we can do something about common sense!

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

w5708 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:59:44 -0400

There is an old adage about not being able to legislate good taste...Let's see if we can do something about common sense!

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

Penny_Wise — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:38:15 -0400

Two bills at the State Level to Ban Texting:

Senate Bill 96 http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S96

Senate Bill 22 http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S22

Both are counterparts to House Bill 9

NYT Article on Texting while Driving http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/technology/28texting.html

N&O article that stae hands-free may be no better than using a handheld phone http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1615191.html

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

profbam — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:32:31 -0400

I notice once again that the proposal is to use blackmail, loss of federal highway funds, in order to run around the 10th Amendment. Our elected representatives have such total disregard for the US Constitution! Sen. Hagan should be ashamed.

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

jcaptain — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:14:38 -0400

The bill doesn't go far enough. All hand held devices (i.e phones) should be banned. Force the use of hands free devices. at 65 mph I want the person behind me looking at nothing but the road ahead. It only takes a second to slam into the car in front of you at that speed.

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

robdarich — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:22:11 -0400

I get a sense from this...
A sense of what doesn't make sense.

I'll wager more accidents involve illegal aliens than text messaging - so what's that about?

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

landshark — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:21:05 -0400

People! We have laws against reckless driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

landshark — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:18:00 -0400

Man! Could two more brain dead women get elected? If you text in your car, why support a bill to band it? This bill probally has ears marks out the butt!!! That's why!

Many states already have

swisspfau — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:00:23 -0400

Many states already have this law including NC going into effect soon:

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_signs_texting_ban

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

vance203 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:17:07 -0400

Another "do as I say, not as I do" scenario. To admit doing this and then saying that everyone has done it is a lousy cop out. We need to ban this, but when owning up to something, don't bring everyone down with you. I feel so sorry for this state.

Re: Hagan: Ban texting while driving

nickrupp — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:53:34 -0400

Senator Hagan, you have my full support to ban texting while driving! Thank you....Thank you...Thank you!

Re: Two thirds opposed Sunday hunting in '06

cflay1 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:50:54 -0500

It is about time North Carolina opened up Sunday Hunting and got on board with the 43 states that offer Sunday Hunting.

Acoording to the National Safety Council hunting is one of the safest activities one can do in the outdooors. You have .001 chance out of 100,000 of getting shot by a hunter's arrow or bullet in the outdoors.