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Quantess

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3. Too bad she didn't survive to have her driving privileges revoked / suspended until age 21 or so.

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:02 AM

Mar 2012

Teenagers can be real idiots behind the wheel. I caused an accident by not paying attention to the road, when I was a teen. I feel very lucky to have learned my lesson a relatively easy way...with a totalled vehicle but without any injuries.

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Taylor Sauer Died While Driving And Facebooking; Now Parents Want To Make It Ilegal [View all] Jello Biafra Mar 2012 OP

Good grief! MADem Mar 2012 #1

The parents are not going to sue the Denver Broncos? LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #68

Either die or go to jail the other one Mar 2012 #2

Too bad she didn't survive to have her driving privileges revoked / suspended until age 21 or so. Quantess Mar 2012 #3

You shouldn't generalize... Juneboarder Mar 2012 #62

I know better than to generalize. Quantess Mar 2012 #67

When do cell phone jammers start being required in every car? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #4

I'd settle for just getting rid of texting and Facebook altogether customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #6

Would be a lot easier just to install the jammers. I understand your sentiment though. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #8

Yep. They would be great for classrooms as well. SATIRical Mar 2012 #55

People will always find some way pipi_k Mar 2012 #37

True, we can't fix stupid customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #75

I'm in favor of banning cell phone use while driving tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #98

I would venture to say pipi_k Mar 2012 #104

So even passengers can't use cell phones? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #12

JUST HOW FUCKING SELF IMPORTANT have cellphones, texting,... TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #19

+1 nt laundry_queen Mar 2012 #53

Well, clearly YOUR opinion is so important no one can live without hearing about it. TheWraith Mar 2012 #58

Well in this case it was a bored (spoiled?) little girl... TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #80

It was a teenager making a stupid decision. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #103

+100 Dokkie Mar 2012 #59

While I don't support violence as a way of dealing with this customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #76

+1 snagglepuss Mar 2012 #84

+10 Myrina Mar 2012 #105

We used to have a thing called books. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #20

Books are good, but I keep losing my place when I downshift.n/t bluedigger Mar 2012 #27

When I lived in NY, I used to see drivers reading novels on the LIE in traffic. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #28

I saw a trucker reading a newspaper once. bluedigger Mar 2012 #40

We used to have horses and buggies proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #49

While I like the idea, kentauros Mar 2012 #15

If the circumstances require an emergency call? Pull the fuck over. Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #17

So, if you have to pull over to avoid the interior cell-jammer kentauros Mar 2012 #23

Turn the car off, jammer turns off. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #29

However, in this whole discussion, kentauros Mar 2012 #50

"better drivers"? Really? Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #51

You seem to have a problem reading everything I write. kentauros Mar 2012 #57

Illegal driving is widespread it the Southwest and West. Also lack of insurance. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #66

"We are a long ways away from requiring the skid track." Why? kentauros Mar 2012 #79

Fairly easy explanation. Check out what they do in Finland if you do not have your license or Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #81

I used Finland only as an example of the kind of comprehensive driver's ed kentauros Mar 2012 #83

yes, Finland was YOUR example Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #85

Okay, I'm breaking my rule here, kentauros Mar 2012 #88

And once again, having better drivers is meaningless unless you take stiff measures to ensure that Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #89

That's just silly. If someone doesn't have a license, the cop isn't going to "let them be on their MADem Mar 2012 #90

No. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #92

You didn't say "forgot to bring my license" though. MADem Mar 2012 #95

What? Here's another example or how to not have "good drivers" on the road Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #96

Not sure what your point is, there. That the policeman fucked up for letting the guy drive home? MADem Mar 2012 #99

Maybe you do not know what the subject is. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #100

Well, I will bet not many of those one in five are Finnish. nt MADem Mar 2012 #101

LOL. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #102

But how can I reach my husband or son when they are driving and there's Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2012 #47

They can stop to answer the phone? That's not hard either. Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #52

What did we do before cell phones in cars? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #21

People still did plenty of stupid things before cell phones kentauros Mar 2012 #25

We had CB radios. Mariana Mar 2012 #69

You got off the road and went to a "full service rest area" or a service station. MADem Mar 2012 #97

911 requirements make this a moot point.. snooper2 Mar 2012 #22

What did we do before cell phones in cars? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #26

It's immaterial... snooper2 Mar 2012 #32

Simple solution. Have a button in every new car that calls the local 911. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #33

Who's going to pay for the shared call appearance feature? snooper2 Mar 2012 #35

I imagine there were all sorts of arguments against seat belts and air bags too. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #36

Designing a rope to hold a human to a seat is a little different LOL snooper2 Mar 2012 #41

But designing an explosive device to propel a bag with just enough force to save a person's life was Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #43

It's already there LOL snooper2 Mar 2012 #44

This is such a bad idea. Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2012 #45

I have no sympathy dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #5

You have no sympathy for a teenager? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #7

I don't think you've have said that in this case dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #9

Yes, I generally have sympathy for the ones who are actually injured/killed. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #10

None for idiots who do it to themselves. TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #46

Pretty certain most didn't have any sympathy when they put a bullet in Che's head. trumad Mar 2012 #11

He remains a hero in Cuba dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #16

You are a true hero of the people. sudopod Mar 2012 #54

I agree with you 100% malaise Mar 2012 #18

Generally on DU if a teenager murders someone it is said that their brains are not developed and Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #24

That's the same penalty I'd give stupid adults malaise Mar 2012 #34

Been a teenager is not an excuse for putting others in danger treestar Mar 2012 #61

It's like people that cross the border illegally. Break the law and suffer the consequences. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #63

The similarity of "breaking the law" does not hold there treestar Mar 2012 #70

But if you crash your own car while texting and it doesn't kill anyone then you still deserve to die Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #72

What would *you* do to teenagers that commit crimes? Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #86

I suppose it would depend on the crime. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #87

But their brains are supposed to have developed in order to drive treestar Mar 2012 #91

Let me ask you a question. If your son was killed while riding with someone who was texting. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #94

Well that didn't happen treestar Mar 2012 #106

Guess I'm too much of an introvert to get the whole texting/always talking on the phone thing cherish44 Mar 2012 #13

In TX it's now illegal to be on the cell in a School Zone. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #14

You mean while driving a vehicle, right? customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #77

If their daughter had gotten pregnant from a one night stand Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #30

It is already illegal here in Connecticut. Jennicut Mar 2012 #31

It's illegal here in NY, too; but implementing it is very hard. FourScore Mar 2012 #38

It is illegal to use a cell phone or text here in Georgia while driving. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #107

Unfortunately you can't effectively outlaw stupidity. nt hifiguy Mar 2012 #39

We can't but sometimes the universe steps in. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #64

Teach your children well.. I nag my nephews constantly LeftinOH Mar 2012 #42

I'm sorry to hear about their loss Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #48

after i read this earlier, barbtries Mar 2012 #56

Yes, this is a good warning story treestar Mar 2012 #60

If your son rides with drivers who text then he deserves the consequences. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #65

No, but he does have some responsibility to get out treestar Mar 2012 #71

And then you could post the story on DU and get comments about Darwiin. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #82

I really think the insurance companies are going to force the car companies to put in a sarcasmo Mar 2012 #73

Herd thinned Gruntled Old Man Mar 2012 #74

Yeah, well the herd also gets thinned customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #78

I used to skype, text, facebook, DU, news read, phone and watch TV driving Broderick Mar 2012 #93