TomDees's Blog

I was traveling in the fast lane and came up behind a lady that was doing 50 on I40. I was watching out my right mirror to pass and noticed that it appeared that she was talking to herself. Hand motions and all. Unfortunately I could not move around her as traffic was a mile long behind me. She would speed up and slow down etc. I finally passed her and sure as the world she was on a cell. I understand how cells can cause accidents because I was almost rear ended numerous times while I was behind her.

Beer is but DUI 's are priceless
People driving with a cell phone in one hand are idiot's!

The stats are crazy, the hands free phones aren't that much better, it's the distraction, not the Hands part of it that is the problem when it comes to driving.
Car and Drive mag recently had a report that showed if you Drink and Drive your reaction time is slowed by 12%...if you smoke weed and Drive it's Delayed by 21 percent, and if you text and Drive your reaction time is slowed by 30 percent....
Go figure.

Texting and Driving is legal.

Tom

I don't understand how texting or talking on a cell phone IS legal. I would think even though there may not be something that SAYS it is illegal, if you are being distracted by something while operating a motor vehicle in the state of TN it falls under negligence or careless driving [different from reckless driving] I know there were some bills that specifically address in 2002 [with exceptions to emergencies], but I would think there is enough evidence by this point to prove using a cell phone in any manner while driving would give way to a police officer's discretion to issue a citation.