DOT bars commercial drivers from texting

Cell Phone, CB is Next,Thanks num nuts Lahood

 

But after the fact is to late, the idea is to stop it before it happens.

Mark

 

Ok i can see and understand that as i have seen some truck drivers doing that BUT I have seen more 4 wheelers doing it along with having their kids bounce around the car while texting,texting and weaving in and out of lanes,reading books,etc.Are they going to nail them also with that hefty fine also?

 

The prohibition is effective immediately. Truck and bus drivers who text while driving commercial vehicles may be subject to civil or criminal penalties of up to $2,750, the Department of Transportation said in a news release.
The release did not offer specifics on how the prohibition will be enforced.



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One of the nation's largest groups representing professional truck drivers -- the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association -- expressed support for the goal but dismay at its implementation.
"We support where they are going, but not how they got there," said Todd Spencer, the group's executive vice president. "Making their action effective immediately bypasses normal regulatory rulemaking processes. Those processes allow actions to be vetted for unintended consequences as well as potential implementation and enforcement problems.
"We very much share in their goal, but their legal justification for taking immediate action raises many concerns."

 

Yikes!! I wonder if a spike in increased accidents due to txting was the cause.. weird.

 

What's next?
No eating or smoking while driving? Or no listening to music or talk radio while driving?
But only for truckdrivers, right???

 

These laws have been in place all over the country in various states for ALL DRIVERS.

 

99% of the people have no self discipline to stop using the phone while driving.

Mark

 

It's about time they did something!
It'll be unenforceable but if you have an accident while texting, It's gonna suck to be you!
Once again....We (some of you anyway) brought this on ourselves!

 

I've never understood the point of sending text messages anyway. I mean, by the time I could peck out:

"h e y h o w a r e y o u d o i n g j u s t t h o u g h t I w o u l d s a y h e l l o"

I could have dialed the number and spoken to the person directly!

Most phones now have "voice dial" so bu using a hands-free set, I can activate the phone, dial a friend, say hello and then hang up without ever having to look at my phone.

What is the POINT of sending text messages??