Top Rated
(5.0) 2 votes
(4.5) 2 votes
(4.5) 2 votes
(4.0) 2 votes
(4.0) 2 votes
Links
- LetsGoRockets.com
- Project Snapshot
- RickLanning.com
- CTRL-ALT-JIM
- Triple Tri Travel Map
- Blue Ridge Blog
Misc

Post details: Driving and texting in NC ? $100 fine
Dec 1 '09
Starting today, N.C. drivers will need to keep their fingers wrapped around their steering wheels instead of planted on their cell phone buttons.
Today is the first day of a statewide ban on text messaging and e-mailing while driving. Violators will be issued $100 fines.
Legislators passed the bill instituting the ban this summer in order to help cut down on accidents caused by distracted driving.
Enforcement will be tricky, since not everyone texts in plain sight and many will just keep it out of sight, as pointed out in the article. I don't think this is the best solution to the issue, but if it stops even a percentage of drivers from texting, it's better for all the rest of us on the road.
The most interesting part of the article and the bill -- are the exceptions:
- If the vehicle is parked or stopped
- While performing official duties as a law enforcement officer, member of a fire department or operator of a public or private ambulance
- Voice-operated technology
- Global positioning systems and similar technology
So I can still fiddle around with the GPS trying to change the settings to locate the nearest Arbys along my route while driving ? In my experience, that takes far more concentration and attention than texting. I'll support the ban (and obey it while in North Carolina) but I think it's too specific and narrow to do much good. Step in the right direction ? Absolutely.
Comments:
Drivesafe.ly application which is a solution to text while driving provided by John Rob is simply superb. I tried it, its really very effective, hope to forward it to my friends.
drivesafe.ly
Leave a comment:

Search
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| << < | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Categories
Triple Tri Blog
- Humor (394)
- Jokes (16)
- Music (258)
- News (1350)
- Computers (124)
- Technology (214)
- Quotes (28)
- Random (1331)
- Auto (196)
- Events (56)
- Movies / TV (204)
- On This Day (169)
- Polls (7)
- Products (163)
- Science (48)
- Trivia / Facts (36)
- Sports (1385)
- ASU Mountaineers (98)
- Toledo Rockets (68)
- UNC Tar Heels (227)
- T.O.P. (36)
- Travels (91)
Archives
- July 2010 (10)
- June 2010 (8)
- May 2010 (9)
- April 2010 (12)
- March 2010 (18)
- February 2010 (21)
- January 2010 (13)
- December 2009 (24)
- November 2009 (24)
- October 2009 (30)
- September 2009 (33)
- August 2009 (56)
- More...
Who's Online?
- Guest Users: 7