(February 26, 2018 at 11:51 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:(February 26, 2018 at 10:54 pm)Fireball Wrote: I'm relatively good. When I worked, I sped on the freeway every day. 10+ over the limit with the flow of traffic is a victimless crime. But I don't tailgate. Sniffing someone else's tailpipe ain't my style. When I mentioned that particular thing to the guy I used to carpool with, it went right over his head. He used to tailgate, 75 MPH, 10 feet off the bumper of the car in front of us, and text on his phone.
It amazes me that texting while driving isn't treated exactly the same as driving while shitfaced. The results are the same. The shithead doing it is at far greater risk of killing someone. No-fucking-brainer! Texting while driving should be a crime. It should result in an arrest, revocation of driving license and requirement of taking safety classes to be eligible to drive again.
Yup. The city where I live, a really young girl (17) ran a red light and two people were killed. She got off because there was no proof one way or the other about texting. Maybe her dad was the mayor, idunno, but she got away with murder, imo.
Driving while texting IS considered a crime here in California, but treated as low level, I guess. I got rear-ended many years ago (1997) and bought a gigantor Buick so that the next time I got hit, the dumb shit would suffer more. I haven't been hit since, so I can't report the success of my decision.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
