Texting while driving irks NY senator
First came a ban in New York against cellphone handset use while driving, but now texting behind the wheel may face the same fate. Yeah, we agree on this one -- after all, texting takes your eyes of the road unless you have some speech-to-text thing going on in that handset. Anyhoo, New York senator Carl Marcellino wants SMSing while driving banned due to the recent deaths of five young girls in auto accidents attributed to texting while driving. Washington state already has banned SMS use while driving, and with a recent Zogby Poll concluding that one-third of all people between 18 and 24 years old have sent texts while driving, we'll most likely see this kind of ban coming to more states.
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christomapher @ Jul 19th 2007 8:00PM
I think they should turn any visible cell phone while driving into a fine. But not just in Washington and NY... everywhere!
byaah @ Jul 19th 2007 8:14PM
If we go that route, we should also ban administering makeup, personal grooming, eating, and writing stuff down (I saw someone talking on the phone and trying to mess with a notepad while driving today, that was interesting..)
Adam @ Jul 20th 2007 5:01AM
Texting while driving eh? Hey Senator, why don't you focus on getting the troops out of Iraq and back home, instead, and while you're at it, grow a spine already.
Fred @ Jul 20th 2007 9:57AM
Because a bill passed by the NY state government would bind the President precisely how?
allgoodpeople @ Jul 20th 2007 9:21AM
So I certainly am not sure about this, but I think each state only gets 2 senators, and Clinton and Schumer already have those slots filled for NYS.
Perhaps the Honorable Marcellino is a Representative?
I know, I know - I'm quibbling. But God (and the devil) is in the details . . .
Fred @ Jul 20th 2007 9:54AM
State senator (Republican from Long Island), not US Senate. The federal government isn't involved (yet).
allgoodpeople @ Jul 20th 2007 10:24AM
ah, ok. i didn't even think of the state senate. thanks for the clarification!
GioNYC @ Jul 20th 2007 9:44AM
Whats next for NYC?
"Keep your cellphone in Glove compartment or Trunk while driving"?