The Rocket

Originally posted by

Jeremy Saylor

I'll agree with no texting while driving and wearing seat belts when someone gives me a good reason why motorcyclists are allowed to ride without a helmet.

Apples and oranges man. I can understand your comparison with seatbelts and helmet laws. But to say that you're basically "pro-driving while not watching the road" is rediculous. I've never had a near-miss accident with a motorist BECAUSE they weren't wearing their seatbelt or hit by a motorcyclist BECAUSE he wasn't wearing his helmet...but I have been in several near-miss accidents BECAUSE the driver of the other car decided that paying attention to their cell phone was more important than paying attention to the road.

Originally posted by

Bob

First I agree with Jeremy; and Lee I don't believe Jeremy's point was that a lack of a helmet causes accidents, but, that a lack of a helmet greatly reduces the motorcyclists safety over all. I can assure you that the fatalities of motorcyclists who are in accidents with out helmets is higher than individuals who were in accidents due to texting.

I will agree with the fatality statistics the way you have worded it. However I'll bet that the vast majority those fatal motorcycle accidents werent caused by texting. And I can also agree that not wearing a helmet decreases overall safety of the RIDER. But texting while driving decreases the safety of EVERYONE around you.

Any way you look at it, its not safe or smart to do. If you want to send a quick text while at a stopsign or red light, be my guest. I just dont like it when people do it as our vehicle pass each other with only a few feet of road to share, and they never even look up.

Texting while driving just seems pointless to me. Especially here in such a small town where there is NOWHERE that you can't be within 3 minutes. Why not wait until you get to Giant Eagle or Sheetz to send your text?? Think about it. Instead people are so dependent on cell phones that they cant drive from East Lake Lot to Ginger Hill without texting. Is your text really THAT important that it cant wait 3 minutes? I DOUBT IT.

Originally posted by

Bob

First I agree with Jeremy; and Lee I don't believe Jeremy's point was that a lack of a helmet causes accidents, but, that a lack of a helmet greatly reduces the motorcyclists safety over all. I can assure you that the fatalities of motorcyclists who are in accidents with out helmets is higher than individuals who were in accidents due to texting.

Comparing texting while driving to drinking and driving is just absurd. If quickly compose a text and hit send, then look up only to see an accident about to happen I am fairly confident that I will respond MUCH better than if I were drinking. Perhaps some of you just need to work on your motor skills, pun intended.

You're right, Bob, every study involving texting while driving that has compared it to driving while drunk is just nonsense! Those silly researchers don't know what they're talking about! When you're behind the wheel of a car, you should be focused on the road, not your phone. Now, if you want to put yourself in danger, who am I to stop you...but when your ignorance puts the lives of other people on the road in danger then that's when the law needs to step in, because apparently you never learned the basic lesson of watching the road.