Comments on: Vlingo Survey Finds That One in Four Cellphone Users Drive While Texting… http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Driving While Texting Video Raises Needed Debate « iLookBothWays http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-33690 Driving While Texting Video Raises Needed Debate « iLookBothWays Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:26:32 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-33690 [...] the concerns about driving and texting risks is the frequency in which it occurs. A survey by Vlingo found that 26% of the 5,000 US users surveyed text while they drive. Unsurprisingly, the survey [...] [...] the concerns about driving and texting risks is the frequency in which it occurs. A survey by Vlingo found that 26% of the 5,000 US users surveyed text while they drive. Unsurprisingly, the survey [...]

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]]> By: AgentScribe http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24986 AgentScribe Sun, 24 May 2009 19:32:56 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24986 I underdtand the intent, but should we as a society punish the potential for danger or actual danger? If you're for the potential, then merely getting behind the wheel of a car is criminal...that's the slippery slope to wich I previously referred. And, yes, I posted on my way to Arby's for a roast burger, curly fries and a jamocha. Choosing the latter, we punish actions actually dangerous such as swerving, crossing the double yellow, etc. I underdtand the intent, but should we as a society punish the potential for danger or actual danger?

If you’re for the potential, then merely getting behind the wheel of a car is criminal…that’s the slippery slope to wich I previously referred.

And, yes, I posted on my way to Arby’s for a roast burger, curly fries and a jamocha.
Choosing the latter, we punish actions actually dangerous such as swerving, crossing the double yellow, etc.

]]> By: Corinne http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24985 Corinne Sun, 24 May 2009 18:57:31 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24985 While I agree with the "proposing that one distraction is worse than another" bit I don't understand the "punishes those who aren’t a danger" bit. The whole point is to punish those who are putting others in danger, which inevitably happens when some moron decides to take his/her eye off the road to send some meaningless text. Further, there are varying degrees of distractions. People of the road, but when they text, they are often not only removing their eyes from the road, they are also taking their hands off of their steering wheels. They are also often not just sending one or two texts per drive. Admittedly, I TWD, but I also only drive a bus so I can do that. While I agree with the “proposing that one distraction is worse than another” bit I don’t understand the “punishes those who aren’t a danger” bit.

The whole point is to punish those who are putting others in danger, which inevitably happens when some moron decides to take his/her eye off the road to send some meaningless text.

Further, there are varying degrees of distractions. People of the road, but when they text, they are often not only removing their eyes from the road, they are also taking their hands off of their steering wheels.

They are also often not just sending one or two texts per drive.

Admittedly, I TWD, but I also only drive a bus so I can do that.

]]> By: AgentScribe http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24973 AgentScribe Sat, 23 May 2009 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24973 I disagree with the need for legislation to ban texting while driving (TWD) for the main reason that it punishes those who aren't a danger and it proposes that one distraction is worse than another (such as eating, changing stations or even talking to a passenger on the phone). Rather, we ought to allow the legal system to treat these distractions as aggrevaters that amplify the charges filed and, upon conviction, penalties levied. That said, it is obviously stupid to TWD but we should equally be concerned with all our rights being revoked, I ceertainly wouldn't want to get in trouble for eating McFries or talking to my passenger. Isn't it already illegal in some states to talk on a cel while driving? It's a slippery slope. I disagree with the need for legislation to ban texting while driving (TWD) for the main reason that it punishes those who aren’t a danger and it proposes that one distraction is worse than another (such as eating, changing stations or even talking to a passenger on the phone). Rather, we ought to allow the legal system to treat these distractions as aggrevaters that amplify the charges filed and, upon conviction, penalties levied.
That said, it is obviously stupid to TWD but we should equally be concerned with all our rights being revoked, I ceertainly wouldn’t want to get in trouble for eating McFries or talking to my passenger. Isn’t it already illegal in some states to talk on a cel while driving?
It’s a slippery slope.

]]> By: J.D. Bates http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24951 J.D. Bates Fri, 22 May 2009 17:15:58 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/22/vlingo-survey-finds-that-one-in-four-cellphone-users-drive-while-texting/#comment-24951 At least you didn't wish death on them this time like the people with radar devices. At least you didn’t wish death on them this time like the people with radar devices.

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