Texting while driving conviction

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  1. Tarabridge5482

    Tarabridge5482 Light Load Member

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    it was behind the wheel of a car. Took defensive driving course and no points on my license.
     
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  3. Tarabridge5482

    Tarabridge5482 Light Load Member

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    Hi- yea the conviction was in February of this year. I took a defensive driving course and had no points on my license assigned.
     
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    Hi Chinatown. It’s amazing you remember where I live, how do you do that?
     
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    it was in February of this year. Took a defensive driving course and had no points assigned to license. Didn’t even realize it would be on mvr until this morning. You don’t even think western express would take the chance?
     
  6. Tarabridge5482

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    yes I actually probably should have because I actually read on a lawyers website thus morning that using the phone as a gps doesn’t count as texting and driving and that is actually what I was doing. Don’t know if that’s true or not but I actually wasn’t texting. Just didn’t have a mount. Can’t fix it now though.
     
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    Sometimes my brain does strange things when I drink Asbinthe.
    I don't recommend it though if you have an active CDL and job searching because you'd flunk the physical.
     
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    How exactly did you get caught? Camera or cop observing you while next to/behind you etc.?
     
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    At Swift that is a one and done type of thing.
    No warnings and no second chances, the first offense will get you fired.
     
  11. OdderThan

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    Probably messing with it while moving.

    A roehl trainer got popped for phone use distracted driving WITH A TRAINEE because the dummy was messing with his phone gps ON HIS WINDSHIELD past the chicken coop

    People forget that its ANY DEVICE USE while operating a vehicle, so even if its mounted, they can still hit you with the ticket.
     
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