Comments on: No Accident

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:20:17 +0000

Kelly… Yep. I’ve had three teenage girls (including my daughter) sitting in the backseat of my Explorer (getting rid of it in three weeks) texting each other! Geez…

By: Kelly Dowman

Kelly Dowman — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:04:54 +0000

Good idea, Craig, except that it would also preclude any passengers in a vehicle from using their phone…I think if my teenagers were unable to text in the backseat, they may die of withdrawal symptoms before we arrive at our destination, and if I had to pull over every time one of them wanted to text, we’d never get there…

By: Craig Yoas

Craig Yoas — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:51 +0000

I like the “No Accident” title! This was no accident, it was inevitable based on the driver’s behavior.
Part of the issue relates to discipline on the road. I see it all the time, lackadaisically draping the wrist across the top of the steering wheel, cruising in the left lane without any intention of passing, lack of signaling intentions, running red lights, honking at bikers, and we all know more examples.
I just don’t understand how we can continually kill 40,000 people a year on the roads of this country and still allow things like texting.
All cell phones have to have GPS in them now, determine some speed criteria and then disallow any use of the device. That would require pulling over and stopping to use the phone.

By: Keri

Keri — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:48:24 +0000

This was my attempt at working through the issues... it could be expanded upon: Traffic Justice

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:37:35 +0000

Kelly… I wish I had an answer. I think, perhaps, what we need to do is find a way to encourage people to take driving more seriously. Considering the death toll and other negatives of driving, it seems to me that people ought to exercise maximum care. But they don’t. I’ve been guilty of this, too.