There's some horrific wreck images that have floated around company Email about people texting. There was one from Europe where a dude's body was cut literally in half at the waist... Phone still clutched in his dead hand.

People, you're in a 1.5 ton cruise missle, please give it your attention, not the 4 oz. phone in your hand.

 

The article did say

 

pah, I got out of two 2nd degree Neglegent tickets in 2010. I'm sure this kid can text in his defense and get off scott free. (assuming he still has the use of his fingers)

 

Fixed it for ya.

 

^ hahahahh

 

Freakin' win!

 

yeah. thats why my bluetooth is connected to my pioneer deck. which is awsome!!!! i cant do the whole texting and driving crap. i'm not that cordinaded. looking for a cd to listen to is just as bad.

 

Sooo evo 8-9 = the new dsm huh?

 

i dont think so "yet"..when the car becomes cheap to maintain it will...evo's are expensive to maintain..anyone can buy a evo its can they maintain it.

 

now now brown cow

just because some 18 year olds are irresponsible doesnt mean they all are

 

yeah I thought the same thing too. He lives like 5min away from me. The only thing that kept me from really thinkin it was him is he just dropped his car off at English a couple days ago.

 

Hes only 18 years old he shouldn't drive a evo. now days these kids are so lucky.

 

when i was 18, i had a 400 hp fd rx7 ! and ive never been in any accident or any fender bender

 

Lucky kid, 18 years old with an Evo IX.

 

I'll admit, I do text & drive sometimes, but it's usually only when I'm at stops lights. & the road is always my primary focus, even if that means typing one letter at a time. I would drop my phone before I let myself drive on the wrong side of the road, or hit the guy in front of me. I have never veared/swereved while texting/talking on the phone, nor have I ever hit anything, or even come close. Some people can multi task, most cant. If you can't handle it, don't do it. & even if you can, do it very carefully. lol. It ususally takes me 10-15 minutes to type out a single text when I'm driving because it is secondary to safe driving.

but lets be honest, this is America, it's not like there aren't people who are distracted while they eat, smoke, apply make up, & mess around with the radio while they drive. People have been distracted by minor, unimportant tasks for decades, but there aren't laws against eating a bic mac while driving. Cell phones & texting just seems to bethe latest fad, & the media's been harping on it since day 1. I'm not saying that texting has no risk what so ever, just that distracted driving is nothing new.

& I'm not saying I'm against the law either, overall I think it's a good idea. It should be quite benificial, as long as it's enforced properly. but there shouldn't be a need for the law. People should have common sense & discipline. I'm just afraid we're gonna witness the evolution of stupidity. & In a few years, idiots will just find a new way to eff things up for everyone. I wish there were a way to let people collect their Darwin's without killing everyone in sight.

& I hate to see an Evo in that shape, but c'mon, that truck is a beeeeaaaaast! lol.