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more about #texting more comments → LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: Dade County now have step by step instructions on how to avoid death by asphyxiation by informing their constituents that regular flexing their diaphr... more » Flathead Smith: Texting is the contemporary communication method which the modern and hip bus driver uses to interact with his juvenile passengers. If he can’t tex... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Dude...you're harshin' my textin' buzz. #textingwhiledriving more » smalleyxb122: I'm a fairly die-hard libertarian, and as such, I don't think that there should be a law against texting while driving. Sufficient laws already exist... more » Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Thanks, Florida. Sadly, most people everywhere are too stupid to realize that not-driving while driving is A BAD IDEA. If the average person was half... more » bmoreDLJ: Call me radical, but I think they should be banned from driving buses, too. #textingwhiledriving more » Scandinavian Flick: In other news; there are old people in Florida. #textingwhiledriving more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): say hlo 2 my ltl frnd! #textingwhiledriving more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: I agree. I'm just a child really, but I think my skillz are better then my elders. Specifically my mom. Who, last Friday, drove off with the Tempo's r... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: When the GPS in the RX300 mis-routes, due to the data being almost a decade old, I pat Princess, the car's name, gently on the dash and tell her it's ... more » Mobius: "I shaid Romeo take me shomewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all there'sh left to do ish run You'll be zhe prinshe and I'll be zhe princshesshhh... more » jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware: My mom always scared the crap out of me growing up. The searching for something in the car/purse is spot on. #snl more » danio3834: Oh, thats right. They don't want us streaming SNL in Canada. #snl more » Maxichamp: Bring back Toonces the driving cat please. #snl more » lilwillie: They forgot "Driving while smacking the snot out of the daughter who is really the mailman's kid" #snl more » -
#autosafety
Miami-Dade School Bus Drivers May Be Banned From Texting While Driving
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#lolcars
T.R.A.A.P.D.: Teens Raising Awareness About Awful Parent Drivers
This weekend's Saturday Night Live included a fairly spot-on comedic commentary on the hypocrisy of anti-texting parents. We mean, who hasn't spent time arguing with their GPS unit? More » -
#nhtsa
NHTSA: Distracted Driving Caused 6,000 Deaths In 2008
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood claims that 15% of all road deaths last year were due to driving while distracted. Texting while driving and other cell-phone-related driver behavior is the focus of a NHTSA summit that began today. Good. [Freep] -
#formluaone
F1 Driver Sebastien Bourdais Claims He Was Fired By Text Message
30-year-old French F1 driver Sebastien Bourdais tells Autohebdo he was told his services were no longer required by Red Bull's Toro Rosso F1 team by way of text message. See CarandDriver, texting and then not driving's the real danger. [F1-Live]
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#carcrashes
Texting-While-Driving Tow Truck Driver Plows Into Pool
Texting-while-driving is unsafe and often illegal, and yet this tow truck driver confessed to texting with one phone and talking on another. The result? He plowed through one car and landed in someone's pool. [FoxNews] -
#rulesoftheroad
The US Atlas Of Texting-While-Driving Laws
Driving requires constant attention — yet people are seemingly spending more time staring at iPhones to text friends. It's dangerous and that's why it's becoming illegal in more states. A guide to where and how the laws work below. More » -
#lolomgwtf
Drunk Driving Safer Than Texting While Driving
One of us is a text-messager-aholic, constantly fighting the urge to text (or tweet) while driving. The boys from CarandDriver spent time determining just how bad it really is versus, say, drunk driving. Turns out drunk driving's safer. Here's why. More » -
#lolcars
Seattle Area Police Chief Causes Accident Driving While Texting
Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson has apologized for hitting a parked car while checking his Blackberry. The irony here? Washington state was the first to enact anti-texting laws. More ironic? No charges are planned. More » -
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#accidents
Laptop-Distracted Truck Driver Kills Family Of Six
A tragic story unfolds as a truck driver distracted by his laptop rear-ends a family carrier and crushes them between two massive semis. More »
