It Can Wait - Video about Texting and Driving
Folks, I want to help spread the word about this video. I watched the entire documentary in one shot and can say that I cried more than once. I am ashamed of the times I have driven and either tex...
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Here in Texas, I've been witness to wrecks where someone was obviously texting (I was able to see them thumbing letters.)
Texting is against the law, and it also provides another factor -- gross criminal negligence. This turns a fender-bender which may be a civil case into a criminal one where someone takes the police car ride.
Even worse, it is easily tracked. A simple motion of discovery against a phone company can show the exact time and location where the text was sent, and that is pretty much an open/shut case right there, especially on a highway.
Texting is against the law, and it also provides another factor -- gross criminal negligence. This turns a fender-bender which may be a civil case into a criminal one where someone takes the police car ride.
Even worse, it is easily tracked. A simple motion of discovery against a phone company can show the exact time and location where the text was sent, and that is pretty much an open/shut case right there, especially on a highway.
