Originally Posted by
breakmedown I text and drive all the time. Every day, basically. Not only do I text and drive, I drive and read emails, check the weather, and plenty of other things my BB allows me to do while on the go. I'm not ashamed to admit it and I have no intentions of stopping anytime soon.
I think texting is a bull crap copout. I can, and do, text with my eyes on the road. I can, and do, see cars with brake lights in front of me and know where trees are. People have been getting into car accidents for a 100 years because they're bad drivers and just stupid. People have been hitting trees and getting rear ended long before cell phones and texting.
Texting is a distraction. It's no more or less of a distraction than a touch screen radio in new cars, loud kids in the back seat, or gawking at someone who is hot on the side of the road. So don't blame texting, blame distractions (as I see Canada has done) and stupid people. And let's stress the stupid people part.