Comments on: Ticket Cameras May Be Used To Enforce Text Messaging Laws

By: KC

KC — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:29:28 +0000

Distracted driving of ANY kind should be illegal. You are responsible for youself and your 4000 pound weapon out there, and it needs your FULL attention at all times.

By: Tim - PHX, AZ

Tim - PHX, AZ — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:04:05 +0000

“I was using Google Maps on my phone Judge XXXXX, not texting…, I wasn’t texting I was checking the time

Hey, let’s ban the following while we’re at it!! Talking on the phone with or without handsfree, listening to the radio, touching the radio station dial, talking to anyone riding in the same vehicle, screaming kids in the backseat, all of which technically could be possible distractions from keeping your attention on the road ahead.

90% of the purpose of the cameras is for city money making, 10% is maybe for safety in my opinion.

By: Randall

Randall — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:02:59 +0000

Though people shouldn’t be texting while driving, I don’t see how you can prove it using a photograph. In which case they would make the law where it would be illegal to look at your phone while driving, lmao. Or Ban the use of phones in the car completely.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:43:30 +0000

Doesn’t Wisconsin have a law that outlaws eating while driving?

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By: Highway

Highway — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:07:06 +0000

I find it so hard to believe that people are so freakin’ stupid as to think they can drive and actually compose a text message…

But then, you never lose long-term overestimating the stupidity of people.

By: Andi Baritchi

Andi Baritchi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:02:05 +0000

How exactly can a photograph of me holding my iPhone *prove* that I was “texting” while driving?

Reading something momentarily is technically not illegal as far as I know. Otherwise we would be breaking the law every time we read our gauges, radio displays, and so forth. So how do they know I am not simply “reading something” off my telephone screen? Perhaps directions I programmed in before I left. Or maybe if I’m in a car without one of those fancy GPS systems, and I’m using my iPhone’s google maps to get me to my destination. Is this illegal? And if so, wouldn’t that be a discriminatory law against those that can’t afford a car with built in GPS?

What if I’m simply holding the phone in my hand and having a speakerphone conversation?

What if I’m picking a phone number to dial from my Favorites to have a handsfree conversation with?

Oh. Wait, I forgot. You’re guilty until proven innocent. Simply holding your phone means you dared commit the heinous crime of texting while driving and should be fined $500 per incident.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:34:10 +0000

Don’t forget in the same article on that paper they talked about eating too. The actually go after people in UK for drinking a glass or water or coffee while driving.

Whats next, ticket cameras for talking to your passenger.

One day these cameras will come down. The sooner it is the better!