Do you text and drive?? ( Archived) (29)

Texting while driving became a law in Utah. When there is a traffic accident, they will pull your phone records and check to see if you were distracted, if that was the case, the accident goes from a simple class C misdemeanor to a possible felony, depending on the severity of the accident.

That was a great video, thanks for posting it.

I don't and keep this thread high.

Great scary video, translate it to Spanish too!

Same here. If I need to make a call, I pull over and turn the car off.

Previously if someone caused death by careless driving then they could not be handed down a custodial sentence. This not only denied the aggrieved families justice for the wrongful death of their loved ones, it also made it much harder to implement restrictions on improper driving practice such as dialling and driving. Hands free phones are so readily available now that the negligent practice of dialling and driving has been re-evaluated and now qualifies under a new law which can hand out custodial sentences to those who cause death or serious injury by careless driving.

The current legal system can deliver a sentence of up to 14 years for someone convicted of dangerous driving however until recently if someone caused death by careless driving then they would simply walk away with a fine. The case of a 14 year old Brit is a perfect example; Jessica Leigh was killed by a motorist speeding at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit and the convicted killer driver pled not guilty. Despite being convicted of death by careless driving the driver was 300GBP and 6 penalty points.

This would also cover drivers who neglect to use hands free phones or drive while unlicensed even if there was no fault with driving. So an unlicensed driver who kills a pedestrian will be subject to a custodial sentence because they are not meant to be on the road, therefore the incident would not have happened if they had obeyed the law. The same principle is applied to people who do not use hands free phones, as if they had obeyed legislation regarding hands free phones the accident would not have happened.





Regardless of this new legislation, many people still
insist on using their phones whilst driving.

I want some of those!!!!!

That driving while cell-phoning is just as bad a DWO ....

heres a thought, maybe we should make the general motoring public abide by and face the peanlitys that us truck drivers in the US face if involved in an accident. first off you go for a drug test in any accident. if it is a fatle accident they check the ECM, our GPS, our bank accounts, our cell phones and anything else that will tell them our driving habits. sleeping habits. and if we were rested and safe to drive.



how many times have you got behind the wheel of your car not 100% ?


my point is just that if people would think and use some common scence when driving we would all be better off. no intent to offend anyone. I just see too many accidents every day from people being stupid. just last week there was someone going the wrong way on the interstate in Ia. and at least one person died. did they desreve that?

Exactly what Slim said! It all boils down to people using
C-O-M-M-O-N S-E-N-S-E............

Exactly! Just like the guy yesterday who pulled right into my path TWELVE inches from me!