Long, long, long overdue. Carriers loss ratio’s are being ruined by the brain dead cell addicts who can’t do anything without that cell, including driving.
I agree using a cell while driving is extremely dangerous. Did Texas pass their distracted driving/cell phone bill or has the (govener’s?) veto still held up so far?
Texas did pass it after 3 tries going back to 2011. It seems the lawyers in the Senate didn’t want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Perry vetoed one saying he thought it was too invasive on privacy. The next one died on the vine in the Senate for lack of action. Passed this time and the governor actually signed it after mulling it over for a few weeks. Personally, I think it is a bit watered down with only a $99 fine for the first offense and $200 for the next one. Guess we will see how many fines are paid.
Most are familiar with accidents/crashes that occur with teens and their driving. However, there is also an issue with company/fleet vehicles. These vehicles spend more time on the road than personal vehicles. Because the driver is on the clock and working, they will try to “multi-task” and do work other than driving when they are behind the wheel. Emails, phone calls, using apps and texting are often part of a drivers’ workload.
While many states and legislators are seeking to lower distracted driving by increasing penalties, fees and regulations, there is another option. AT&T “It Can Wait” campaign is an advocacy effort to diminish distracted driving. They have an anti-texting app to be downloaded onto your smartphones. The app is called AT&T DriveMode. They make it available to all drivers for FREE!
One area that is rarely discussed is that our states has hundreds of State vehicles that inspectors, regulators and the agricultural department use as fleet vehicles, but they do not have the technology to diminish distracted driving. I would love to see one state lead by example and use a program, like FleetMode, to block texts, redirect incoming phone calls, and impede all other apps in the State vehicles. If we want our state roads to be safer, let’s start by making our state vehicles safer.
The great Jordan Spieth of PGA Tour fame made a great commercial last year. He is a Millennial and uses his phone all the time on personal business, but when he is in a car driving, it goes in the glove box and stays there until he has arrived at his destination.
Long, long, long overdue. Carriers loss ratio’s are being ruined by the brain dead cell addicts who can’t do anything without that cell, including driving.
I agree using a cell while driving is extremely dangerous. Did Texas pass their distracted driving/cell phone bill or has the (govener’s?) veto still held up so far?
Texas did pass it after 3 tries going back to 2011. It seems the lawyers in the Senate didn’t want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Perry vetoed one saying he thought it was too invasive on privacy. The next one died on the vine in the Senate for lack of action. Passed this time and the governor actually signed it after mulling it over for a few weeks. Personally, I think it is a bit watered down with only a $99 fine for the first offense and $200 for the next one. Guess we will see how many fines are paid.
ALSO – Drivers with Animals on their lap at the wheel. stupid
Most are familiar with accidents/crashes that occur with teens and their driving. However, there is also an issue with company/fleet vehicles. These vehicles spend more time on the road than personal vehicles. Because the driver is on the clock and working, they will try to “multi-task” and do work other than driving when they are behind the wheel. Emails, phone calls, using apps and texting are often part of a drivers’ workload.
While many states and legislators are seeking to lower distracted driving by increasing penalties, fees and regulations, there is another option. AT&T “It Can Wait” campaign is an advocacy effort to diminish distracted driving. They have an anti-texting app to be downloaded onto your smartphones. The app is called AT&T DriveMode. They make it available to all drivers for FREE!
One area that is rarely discussed is that our states has hundreds of State vehicles that inspectors, regulators and the agricultural department use as fleet vehicles, but they do not have the technology to diminish distracted driving. I would love to see one state lead by example and use a program, like FleetMode, to block texts, redirect incoming phone calls, and impede all other apps in the State vehicles. If we want our state roads to be safer, let’s start by making our state vehicles safer.
The great Jordan Spieth of PGA Tour fame made a great commercial last year. He is a Millennial and uses his phone all the time on personal business, but when he is in a car driving, it goes in the glove box and stays there until he has arrived at his destination.