The Last Text - A documentary on the dangers of texting while driving... (Page 2/20) phonedawgz DEC 29, 01:37 AM Your wording is very offensive. I have yet to find a driver that doesn't break the law just about every time he/she drives. I guess you are going to tell me you drive the speed limit or below all the time? Or is it you are going to tell me that it's ok to break that one? Now if you read what I said and compare it to what you said you will see your example doesn't qualify for when I said I text. I'll put my driving record up against yours any day. I'm quite sure I will win. quote Originally posted by 8Ball: Yea, if you think Texting while driving is ok... You are a moron. I don't care how many years you spent teaching sunday school, Texting while driving is stupid. And so is everyone who does it. I would hate for YOU to kill someone that I love just because you felt BORED while driving your two ton vehicle at 70 miles an hour, 6 feet from my loved ones bumper. Tell me, exactly WHEN does 2 tons of metal not need your full attention? So you freely admit to breaking the law as well.... Texting is banned in your state, but you post to the forum while driving. But it is ok.. YOU are teaching our youth. Smarten the heck up and act like the good intelligent adult you claim to be. phonedawgz DEC 29, 01:49 AM Every example that people have posted do not qualify as "an open highway". So I am not sure who you are trying to convince of what but since your arguments are based on something other than what I stated I do you don't have an argument. No I don't text where there are pedestrians. No I don't even drive 6 feel from someones bumper. I surely don't text then. I didn't even imply I text or post then. When I do talk on the cell phone I do it with my blue tooth headset. My Fiero doesn't weigh two tons. And for the anyone who states that you need to have 100% of your attention on the road, I hope you are out protesting at every drive through. As I stated before there are a lot of people who want to pretend their world is black and white and somehow their actions are in the white. I will state, EVERY action I take is in the gray. Everything has risk. Your going to have to do better if you want to attack what I said I actually do. pontiackid86 DEC 29, 01:55 AM It is sad when this happens.. i'll admit it, i'v done it on numerous occasions and never had any kind of close calls with it (im a multitaskin MF) but latley i'v learned to wait or if its that crittical i'll either call the person or stop off on the side of the road to send a text back. This is one of the reasons why i like driving stick shift.. between clutchign shifting and steering you really dont have time to text. phonedawgz DEC 29, 02:02 AM quote A fighter pilot isn't flying his plane in close proximity to other planes or has oncoming traffic, stopping traffic, or even lane changing traffic. Clearly you have NO idea of the complexities of flying a fighter jet. Trust me driving in traffic is a total walk in the park compared to flying a fighter jet. Yep, even with that stopped traffic. quote Most well run police forces do have two policemen to a car for safety reasons. One drives and the other handles the radio and computer. Most police, state patrol and county officers ride one to a car. If you can find anything to state otherwise go for it. Otherwise give it up. 87antuzzi DEC 29, 02:05 AM quote Originally posted by 8Ball: Well, Big Gulp sure met her match today I was heading to a job site today with the top down and the radio off... (This is new for me) just listening to the engine, when I hear a very different sounding engine.. And I can hear it over my OWN!!! Very odd indeed, so I checked my mirrors and I see a yellow Ferrari coming up on me. He gets beside and and hangs there.. I looked over and basically gawked at his shiny Ferrari F430, never seen one in person before and OMG what a beauty! Well he grinned really big and revved his Unholy sounding engine, I dropped into 3rd and took off! A run with a Ferrari was just too good to pass up. Right after I took off, I heard his engine come to life right behind me. Man that F430 sounds amazing at WOT! He pulls up beside me and we are both just winding it out, and staying side by side. I remember thinking.. wow.. I am hanging with a Ferrari!! Do I really have a chance? I go thru 3rd and 4th, into 5th gear... Then I hear him shift... From 3rd into 4th... he was GONE.. Then from 4th into 5th... Then waaaaay off into the distance I hear him hit 6th.. Yep I had a chance... a snowball's chance in Hell!! quote Originally posted by 8Ball: Just a quick one.. A Short run at full boost in the mountains Man she sounds NICE!!!! One of the guys on Miata.net requested a video to hear my Supercharger whine, so this was my response Yes.....Preaching safe driving are we? pontiackid86 DEC 29, 02:08 AM quote Originally posted by phonedawgz: Most police, state patrol and county officers ride one to a car. If you can find anything to state otherwise go for it. Otherwise give it up. Depends on your local and state ordeinences, In pa at night, state troopers roll in pairs. City cops new guys roll in pairs. county officers at night (technecley) arnt suposed to exit there car to issue tickets/gather info until another officer arrives or has a partner with them. twofatguys DEC 29, 02:14 AM I get what your saying phonedawgz, sometimes I do crossword puzzles driving down the interstate, while watching a movie, talking on the phone, and the people in the bad play surprise "Guess Who". We only do it on open highways when we are really bored though, so it's cool. I call it, "playing fighter pilot". We possibly all do stuff that is not legal, or wise, that doesn't make it right. All it takes is one time, and you are forever sorry. Just be careful man. Nobody is bulletproof (except me). Brad phonedawgz DEC 29, 02:30 AM I have never done a crossword puzzle while driving. How do you do it without using both hands? The point I was trying to get at is everything has risks. To label something wise or unwise is back to the black and white. And to those who want to think black and white, they are just fooling themselves. I know of no one who refuses to eat in the car, refuses to use the radio in the car, refuses to look at a map in the car, refuses to speed in their car. If I did, I'd be happy with their perceived black and white view of safety too then. But since no one is that way, it goes back to the gray thing. About the kid who hit a biker while driving. Yeah I think the risk of texting when you have pedestrians, bikers, and traffic to deal with is fairly foolish. I think if you are texting while driving in town it's pretty foolish. I also think youth have a harder time splitting their time and knowing their surroundings. I like to have no cars close to me when I am driving on the highway. Usually in Wisconsin when you are out of the cities that's fairly easy to do. It's hard to hit someone or get hit by someone when they are no where near to you. 8Ball DEC 29, 07:20 AM quote Originally posted by phonedawgz: Your wording is very offensive. I'll put my driving record up against yours any day. I'm quite sure I will win. Your response was very offensive in the first place. You wanna put yours against mine? Sure thing. I have had exactly ONE speeding ticket in 12 years. So ok, sure let's line them up. I have also had ONE failure to stop. In an empty parking lot. 8Ball DEC 29, 09:51 AM quote Originally posted by 87antuzzi: Yes.....Preaching safe driving are we? Oh you mean the run where I go from a near stop to 5 over the limit? Yea... real dangerous stuff huh.