Arlington bans texting and driving today.

[bcoop]

That comparison has no merit. One is intrusive, the other is not.

Uh, are you high? It's VERY intrusive. You're smart, are you too stupid to see it, or too biased? Which is it???????

[HarrisonTX]

Small price to pay for lives saved. That's the way I think about it.

I bet this saves 0 lives.

[71chevellejohn]

So does that mean they shouldn't allow bluetooth then? Or you can't talk to yourself in the car anymore? Where is the line?

No, my point was against his " call them" comment.

[Broncojohnny]

What about banning guns? What about banning 5 gallon buckets? More kids die in 5 gallon buckets than accidental firearm accidents each year.

Narrow minded viewpoint. You don't think English voters knowingly participated in the loss of all of their rights, do you? They voted for things like this - all in good faith. Eating saturated fats is bad for you, even deadly... should we ban them? It's all relative buddy...

Actually, why not ban swimming pools? A lot of kids drown in swimming pools. A hell of a lot more than die to guns.

We live in a fucking nanny state.

[Geor!]

What about banning guns? What about banning 5 gallon buckets? More kids die in 5 gallon buckets than accidental firearm accidents each year.

Narrow minded viewpoint. You don't think English voters knowingly participated in the loss of all of their rights, do you? They voted for things like this - all in good faith. Eating saturated fats is bad for you, even deadly... should we ban them? It's all relative buddy...

Eating saturated fats kills the individual, not others. How's that for relativity?

[KBScobravert]

This all started with not being able to have a beer in the drive through of your bank. Oh the slippery slope to save the children.

[Geor!]

What about banning guns? What about banning 5 gallon buckets? More kids die in 5 gallon buckets than accidental firearm accidents each year.

Narrow minded viewpoint. You don't think English voters knowingly participated in the loss of all of their rights, do you?

Guns both save and take lives. Car do the same, but how many people already die each year in car accidents that are not related to cell phones, if you want to compare death statistics.

A car can be a deadly weapon, do you agree? If you agree with that and feel that people should be allowed to text or basically do whatever the fuck they want behind the wheel of the car, then you should also be for people discharging firearms wherever and whenever the fuck they want to as well.

I don't like government poking its head in where it doesn't belong, but there is a function of government and its main function is to protect its citizens.

[CJ]

Small price to pay for lives saved. That's the way I think about it.

What about banning guns? What about banning 5 gallon buckets? More kids die in 5 gallon buckets than accidental firearm accidents each year.

Narrow minded viewpoint. You don't think English voters knowingly participated in the loss of all of their rights, do you? They voted for things like this - all in good faith. Eating saturated fats is bad for you, even deadly... should we ban them? It's all relative buddy...

Now, in Arlington, you can no longer grab ANY item in your vehicle and look at it at any time. Because a police officer may very easily mistake it for a phone. And the ban is not about texting, it's about the cause... not paying attention while driving... What's next? Quick knee jerk thoughts have long term repercussions. The truth is in Arlington 9/14/11 you now have less liberty. Just like that - justify it all you want.

[Geor!]

Yay police state! Shocking how many of you are willingly handing over your rights in the name of "safety". This is no different than the xray/molestation going on in airports in the name of "safety", or the unconstitutional wire taps in the name of "safety". Give them an inch, and they will take a mile. Pretty soon, you've got no rights left. But it's all ok, because it *might* save a life. Because we all know everyone will stop texting and driving, right? Yeah, that's going to happen....

That comparison has no merit. One is intrusive, the other is not.

[bcoop]

Yay police state! Shocking how many of you are willingly handing over your rights in the name of "safety". This is no different than the xray/molestation going on in airports in the name of "safety", or the unconstitutional wire taps in the name of "safety". Give them an inch, and they will take a mile. Pretty soon, you've got no rights left. But it's all ok, because it *might* save a life. Because we all know everyone will stop texting and driving, right? Yeah, that's going to happen....

[Steve]

Talking and driving is dangerous too.

So does that mean they shouldn't allow bluetooth then? Or you can't talk to yourself in the car anymore? Where is the line?

[90GT50]

I'm posting this while driving through arlington, ironic.

[71chevellejohn]

I am all for it. I ride a motorcycle and I couldn't tell you how many times people cut me off or swerve in my lane then see they are texting and not watching the road. Saying that is you have the right to text and drive is like saying you can speed if you want. It is a law setup for safety of other drivers on the road get over it. If you have something so important to a person CALL them.

Talking and driving is dangerous too.

[A_A_G]

What if you're on your iPod and not texting? See the problem there. This is going to be very hard to enforce

My thoughts exactly. I use my iphone for music to my radio through an aux cable. The other issue is you can still use your phone, what if you're scrolling through your contacts to call some one.

[ideal-coatings]

You can't get caught up thinking about it that way. That's the narrow minded approach. Think about it this way.. you no longer have the freedom to use your phone for any reason but talking. Ever used the navigation on your phone? You can't pick your phone up and use that anymore. You just gave away another freedom. And on this will piggy back the loss of many more. And, you just voted for a tax increase.

I am all for it. I ride a motorcycle and I couldn't tell you how many times people cut me off or swerve in my lane then see they are texting and not watching the road. Saying that is you have the right to text and drive is like saying you can speed if you want. It is a law setup for safety of other drivers on the road get over it. If you have something so important to a person CALL them.