Movement to ban text messaging while behind the wheel gathers steam

[bassman]

Bypassing the circuitry of a VCDR (Vehicle Crash Data Recorder) is as simple as wire cutters, electric tape and a laptop. You spent your childhood fracturing the occasional automobile law, didn't you? "You see you cross these two wires together and...BAM! Hotwired!"

[SymphonicX]

everytime I see the title of the thread I wish it was called "movement to ban text messaging behind the wheel gathers MOMENTUM"....because it kinda ties in as a pun.... That's all I have to contribute... *gets coat*

[Tricky]

No doubt it wont be long before theres a push to ban radios & cd players in cars too..

[darth los]

No doubt it wont be long before theres a push to ban radios & cd players in cars too.. Well, isn't that the logical conclusion? Those are things that distract people from the task at hand as well. So if your going to start something like this, where does it stop?

[MinionZombie]

No doubt it wont be long before theres a push to ban radios & cd players in cars too.. Geez, that'd make driving so goddamned boring. I don't have a car that I can really enjoy the engine noise of, so that's out - instead I love the feel of driving, accelerating through a corner and feeling the grip carry me through, stringing together a series of corners in an efficient ... slightly German ... fashion - yes, very nice. I always have a CD on the go in my car, whenever I don't it's dull as dishwater driving around. Nothing to do with the car, just driving in general. I mean, having the window down at 1am and driving along country lanes on a cool summer night is great fun (N.B. not in a reckless fashion). Anyway - had to go without music yesterday when I was off to a meeting because the radio had locked me out and I needed the code (no doubt something to do with the repairs on it recently, perhaps the battery was disconnected or something - that always locks the radio - safety measure apparently - ). Fortunately I had the code texted to me for the drive back, and it made the journey so much nicer.

[DjfunkmasterG]

You spent your childhood fracturing the occasional automobile law, didn't you? "You see you cross these two wires together and...BAM! Hotwired!" Me? Fracture the occasional law? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[Tricky]

Its not so much listening to music thats the problem, its the changing of CD or radio station while driving which has people veering about,especially when fumbling about with of those huge CD wallets! I enjoy driving usually,apart from during my work commute when im stuck behind slow arses,trucks,tractors,buses & people who have no idea when they have the right of way or not, all of which get overtaken at the first safe opportunity so that I can drive at the pace I feel comfortable driving at!

[kortick]

First they ban drunk driving and then they just keep on going. Whats next I ask you? No more slowing down to look at hookers? But serious my nephew was just in a crash last sunday. He was stopped at a light and texting someone. The car was not moving, he waited til he got to a red light before he returned the text. The light turned green and the 2 cars in front of him moved on and he was finishing his text and this guy slammed into his rear end. Yes my nephew was texting, but he was stopped with his brake lights on and this guy wasnt paying attention that there was even a car in front of him, never mind what the driver was doing. So you could say it was caused by texting at a red light or you can say that some (not all) people are lousy drivers and will cause accidents no matter what the situation.

[darth los]

You spent your childhood fracturing the occasional automobile law, didn't you? "You see you cross these two wires together and...BAM! Hotwired!" Me? Fracture the occasional law? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Dj was just smart enough never to get caught.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Dj was just smart enough never to get caught. Oh I have been caught... plenty of times. As I got older I smartened up and decided it all wasn't worth it. Hacking into the cars CDR is no biggie, or even changing the ECM system so I can recalibrate the cars accelerator is a small infraction, but some of the shit I did... just for kicks, landed me in deep shit. At Age 17, I took 22 Onondaga County Sheriff's, 3 local town police, and a bunch of state troopers on a 2+ hour car chase through Syracuse NY on XMAS eve back in 1988 just because I didn't feel like pulling over for a speeding ticket. That stunt cost me my license for 8 years. However, I did get away at first. How I got caught was a so called friend, who needed to get out of trouble name dropped me to another cop and they showed up at my door with his written statement and an arrest warrant. I don't remember all the charges to a T, but I know there were at least 8 counts of reckless driving 3 or 4 counts of speeds in excess of 125 mph at least 2 red light & stop sign tickets This list went on. In the end, I served 500 hours of community service, had my Camaro impounded for a month and then lost my license until 1996. You know the fucked up part.... I would love to do it just one more time.