[ou2mame]

i'm not trying to start a debate on driving while texting, because that seems to be the hot issue these days, with states making it laws and whatnot. i got pulled over in minnesota for using my cellphone while driving. funny thing is, its legal to talk on the phone, just not "look" at it. kind of a backwards law. anyways, most of my job involves driving. it involves calling clients, and it involves constant communication. how would i manage 30 years ago? honestly, my job wouldn't even exist 30 years ago, because my job relies completely on that constant communication. i'm not saying its dangerous or not dangerous, i'm just stating that my driving record involves accidents where i wasn't moving. people are asking me to text them when i'm on the road, and i have absolutely no record proving i'm any sort of danger to anyone around me. personally, i honestly don't think that texting safely is putting anybody in harms way. you take your eyes off the road to change a song on your ipod, or look at how fast you're going, check your engine temp. i take mine off the road while driving in a straight line with nobody driving next to me to check to see who txt'd me, and then blind type my response, and look it over in about 1.5 seconds and hit send w/out looking. in reality, my mind might be elsewhere, but my eyes are on the road through most of that exchange. these laws aren't there to protect people, they're there to get money.

for example, redlight cameras. while we're on the topic of safety and government. do you find it ironic that stop lights equipped with redlight cameras have at least 50% higher chances of rear end accidents? those are the accidents where low speeds can break necks and cripple people for the rest of their lives. the government found some way to statistically state that it doesn't put anyone in danger, and somehow they twisted pvalues and whatnot to further that argument, and actually convince people that this is a good idea. whatever statistics you are reading, are most likely skewed when money is involved. especially government money.

anyway, i don't really want to argue about this, but this is where i'm coming from. if you don't like it, take it up with your senator. i'll do it as long as its legal, and probably after. i'll just be more cautious, and keep an eye out for the police, which will put the public at a greater risk because i'll be looking in bushes and in underpasses for the police, while texting and driving. i wonder what thats the equivalent to....probably driving drunk on meth while breastfeeding a baby.