Oprah's No Phone Zone. DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE!!!!!
- Regardless of how good of a driver you may be or think you may be, a distraction while driving takes you below your own assessment.
100% of all accidents, caused by or related to, texting while driving are preventable. 100% of them. If you want to flame me over this, make sure you stay out of my neighborhood when you drive and text and remember that you are not the only person on this planet. Many who have lost friends or loved ones on this entire forum may end up reading this post, but remember, if you flame me over this, you are flaming them as well. I do not have to justify my concern over this, nor do I want to.
Click the link, sign the petition and watch some of the videos, or all of them. I did.
I am not affiliated with Oprah's NO PHONE ZONE in any way, but have been affected by texting drivers and AM affected by them every time I drive.
DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE!!!!!
http://www.oprah.com/packages/no-phone-zone.html04-30-10 11:00 AMLike 0 - I agree with you 110%. I myself am guilty of this. Usually when I'm at a stop light, or in heavy traffic that's not moving. Still, I'm guilty.04-30-10 11:03 AMLike 0
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- I don't, ever. If anything in my car is going on that I need to take my attention of of traffic to deal with, I pull over to take care of it or it can wait. I'm in the car to drive, not engage in recreation of any kind. Texting and driving is deadly. Go to the site and watch the videos. It will change your life, and will certainly bring tears to your eyes.04-30-10 11:10 AMLike 0
- I don't, ever. If anything in my car is going on that I need to take my attention of of traffic to deal with, I pull over to take care of it or it can wait. I'm in the car to drive, not engage in recreation of any kind. Texting and driving is deadly. Go to the site and watch the videos. It will change your life, and will certainly bring tears to your eyes.04-30-10 11:11 AMLike 0
- amazinglygracelessRetired ModI don't even know why this needs to rise to the level of "awareness raising"
Anyone who texts, emails etc... while driving (spare me the BS about your skills,
Vlingo or Drivesafe.ly) is an abso friggin lutely stupid POS that should not be allowed
to drive.
Behind the wheel of my car my phone is a non issue. Why? Because I love my
life and I don't want to harm anyone elses.
As a Captain on a volunteer Fire Dept, I have seen the tragic consequences of
this far too many times. If you need to converse, pull the F over.04-30-10 11:13 AMLike 0 - I don't even know why this needs to rise to the level of "awareness raising"
Anyone who texts, emails etc... while driving (spare me the BS about your skills,
Vlingo or Drivesafe.ly) is an abso friggin lutely stupid POS that should not be allowed
to drive.
Behind the wheel of my car my phone is a non issue. Why? Because I love my
life and I don't want to harm anyone elses.
As a Captain on a volunteer Fire Dept, I have seen the tragic consequences of
this far too many times. If you need to converse, pull the F over.04-30-10 11:17 AMLike 0 - amazinglygracelessRetired ModThere are very few issues that get me as worked up as this one. I apologize if I am
in any way abrasive but my family is more important than:
Q: sup yo
A: nuttin, jus chillin
Q yeah I'm going to see my boo
A: word brah
Q: TTYL
A: kewl04-30-10 11:47 AMLike 0 - So can we make the united states a no Ape zone so we can ban Oprah ? I'd sign that petition in a heartbeat
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com04-30-10 11:48 AMLike 0 -
- amazinglygracelessRetired Mod
insensitive, hateful moron.
I mean really, do you practice being stupid or is it just a genetic "gift."04-30-10 11:54 AMLike 0 -
Back to our regular programming.04-30-10 11:58 AMLike 0 -
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Personally, I have way to many things going on in my life to let one accident cause me to start over. Your accident or mine, either way.04-30-10 12:04 PMLike 0 -
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- Please don't do it at all. When you hit and kill a young child, or an entire family, and have to give up everything you know to spend years in a penitentiary, "not as much" will be just as good as "all the time."
Personally, I have way to many things going on in my life to let one accident cause me to start over. Your accident or mine, either way.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com04-30-10 12:09 PMLike 0 - amazinglygracelessRetired ModTo those in this thread I am very sorry for that outburst (which I will not delete.)
That got under my skin. Attacking a woman who has done more good in a day than
that simpleton will in a lifetime annoyed me. Calling a black woman an ape pissed
me off.
...we return to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress...04-30-10 12:11 PMLike 0 -
I bicycle around traffic, my wife drives in traffic as do my relatives, friends, band mates, clients and a lot of other people I care for and about. I also drive in traffic around here. I don't want to lose any of those privileges or belongings, and I assume that it is only a matter of time before texting and driving will affect me directly, either by my death due to the accident, or someone I know. This IS a serious problem in today's driving environment.
In light of my subject line for this thread, saying you do it at all puts you on a target list.
Don't be so defensive. It's too nice of a day to be upset. This is not a p!ssing contest, and shouldn't elevate to be one.04-30-10 12:19 PMLike 0 - To those in this thread I am very sorry for that outburst (which I will not delete.)
That got under my skin. Attacking a woman who has done more good in a day than
that simpleton will in a lifetime annoyed me. Calling a black woman an ape pissed
me off.
...we return to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress...04-30-10 12:20 PMLike 0 -
- To those in this thread I am very sorry for that outburst (which I will not delete.)
That got under my skin. Attacking a woman who has done more good in a day than
that simpleton will in a lifetime annoyed me. Calling a black woman an ape pissed
me off.
...we return to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress...04-30-10 02:08 PMLike 0 -
I have "0" sympathy for those who disregard the law at other's expense.04-30-10 05:42 PMLike 0 -
I agree, texting while driving is unsafe, but this is a controversial law. And Gov. Granholm was on the show signing the bill, so I thought I'd bring it up here.
EDIT: Eating, doing makeup, changing your car's radio, dealing with three yelling kids in the backseat...those are all distracting too, but nobody thinks twice about any of that.Last edited by jabbs1; 04-30-10 at 06:13 PM.
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