No Texting in Virginia

[Bluerauder]

As of 1 July 2009, Virginia has made it an offense to "text" while driving. It is not a primary offense, so you will only be ticketed if you get pulled over for another offense while operating a vehicle. Not sure how the Virginia State police are going to tell the difference between regular cell phone use and "texting" or just dialing on a cellphone. We'll have to see whether this has any effect on driver's in Northern Virginia. I suspect more than half of the drivers here in NoVa are addicted to their digital pacifiers. Personally, I think it is the high tech version of Thumbsucking that gives comfort to these chronically insecure people who must be in touch with someone all the time. :rolleyes:

Ya'll be careful on I-95 when passing through Virginia. You know how we love to catch those folks with out of state plates. :D

[Badger]

^^Yup. Let the games begin!

[Bigdogjim]

Got my vote! Texting is very wide spread and way over used in my book. Texting while driving is worse the talking on a phone while driving! Think about it.

[Bluerauder]

Got my vote! Texting is very wide spread and way over used in my book. Texting while driving is worse the talking on a phone while driving! Think about it.
According to the Car & Driver experiment, "Texting" is 4 times worse than Drunk Driving as far as reaction times. Get behind a texter and see if the symptoms of drunk driving are very similar.

[Bigdogjim]

According to the Car & Driver experiment, "Texting" is 4 times worse than Drunk Driving as far as reaction times. Get
behind a texter and see if the symptoms of drunk driving are very similar.

That afternon on the commuter bus out of DC if I was texting I would not started a big stink on the bus:rofl:

[KillJoy]

Good for VA! There is no reason to txt while driving....

:up:

KillJoy

[MM03MOK]

According to the Car & Driver experiment, "Texting" is 4 times worse than Drunk Driving as far as reaction times. Get behind a texter and see if the symptoms of drunk driving are very similar.
I was behind a driver 2 months ago that was weaving, speeding up and slowing down in the high speed lane. I called it in and was following them for 20 min. before the State Police caught up with us. Yep, driving while texting. Had a friend at the SP look up the incident. Same erratic operations as a drunk driver.

[DJCV]

I really cannot understand why anyone would even THINK about attempting to text while driving.

[ctrlraven]

It's illegal for texting here in MD also and I think if it contributes to an accidents there is a higher fine or some other stuff that comes with it.

[DOOM]

I didn't know it was illegal to text in maryland. :confused:

[ImpalaSlayer]

Got my vote! Texting is very wide spread and way over used in my book. Texting while driving is worse the talking on a phone while driving! Think about it.


im 20 years old and couldnt agree more. i hate people who sit there an text constantly!!! it drives me insane! :mad2:

[ctrlraven]

I didn't know it was illegal to text in maryland. :confused: It just recently became a law in the past 2 months I believe.

[DOOM]

We all need video phones. Like the jetsons :up:

[Mac-MerC]

I really cannot understand why anyone would even THINK about attempting to text while driving.

cuz they dont feel like callin the person