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[Bits] Distracted drivers”texting, talking on phone, fixing their hair, dealing with kids in the back seat, whatever, at a very high rate, do not come to a clean, full stop, where they are supposed to. It is actually much worse for pedestrians than someone who races to the intersection then slams on the brakes, because you only have to hesitate for a second to see if they will go through.
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[Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Driving requires attention on road, not phone - Columbia Missourian: No reasonable person will disagree that alcohol and drugs impair a driver’s reactive ability nor that hand-held talking or texting while driving is distracting. Reasonable individuals must also agree that there is little difference in being killed by a drunken or spaced-out-on-drugs driver than by one whose inattention is caused by talking, texting or reading.
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[WMTV - HomePage - Headlines] Madison Police: Enforcement Initiatives: that is conplete b.s that the police think they need to enforce this what they need to enforce is comon sense what ever happened to walking across a street when it was safe and if you were on a busy road you walked to the stop lights where it is controlled thats how I was raised now we are teaching our children that it is ok to walk out in front of a car and that a little red flag makes them safe against a 2 ton vehicle maybe our laws should looked at again and using common sense should be added and as far as bikes go I hate bikers they break more laws than anyone else on the road every day on willy st i see stupid people riding down the road when there is a very nice path one block north how stupid and when you almost hit them when they run a stop sign they have the balls to look at you as though its your fault you almost ran them over no wonder stupid idiotic bikers get followed and knocked up side their heads i think its great!!!!
[Car Wars] South Brunswick should allow traffic cameras | Car Wars: If you’re distracted by a small camera mounted on top of a traffic light, you shouldn’t be driving. If you’re causing crashes left and right from stopping short, that means you’re driving too fast and running lights.
[Skeptical Eye] Skeptical Eye: Red Light, Green Light: My dad has always advised me to pause when a light turns green and not rush out into the intersection, advice I haven't always followed. I'm in as much a rush as anyone when driving around town, and we all seem to hate stoplights (can't we find a way to abolish the damn things?) and do anything to avoid stopping at one (thus the "yellow means put the pedal to the metal" syndrome) or, once stopped, having to wait for even a split second longer than necessary (which is why the horns start blaring behind you if you fail to instantly move once the light changes-"Ignore those jerks!" Dad always says).
[New Threads for Politics and Current Events] FINALLY!!! Texting While Driving has been made Unlawful!!: Some states, such as Utah and New Hampshire, treat cell phone use as a larger distracted driving issue. o Utah considers speaking on a cellphone to be an offense only if a driver is also committing some other moving violation (other than speeding).
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