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You're right, absolutely; and that's part of the problem: - There's not any "ah-ha!" easy kind of fix.

I'm old school in that thinking, too. Maybe we both are that way. But we didn't grow up with phones in our hands every minute of the day like so many have now. It probably changes the way you look at the world, for better or for worse. But you'd think that between the phone manufacturers and...

I think the "hands-free" law is common to almost all the MidAtlantic States, but that doesn't stop stupidity. That's part of the problem. It's like a lot of Law, it makes the legislators feel good (that they "did" something), but it doesn't really solve the problem at all.

That is a horrifying picture. To know inside of that metal is a human being. Prayers for the tragedy; for the people involved. Oh, my lord.

It'll be wacky in ten years (or maybe it'll only be 5), when none of us are driving and all the cars are driving themselves. Guess the LEO's then will have more time to focus on other activity.

There IS a scientific explanation you see: - The morning sun hits all of us here on the East Coast sooner every day than it does you Left Coasters, so we warm up and get started sooner than you all do, - And being human, and so kind of naturally ignorant (you know: things like trusting...

That ordinance is on the books up here in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C., too; but I have yet to see it discouraging anybody from texting away on the road.

Just for the record, on the flip-side I'm remembering he also added (while motioning with his thumb to the back of the tractor cab, toward the trailer): - "No sir, the only thing that bothers me is all these bridge abutments we pass. Because if we ever run into one of those, then everything...

Funny you say that, because back in the day when hitchhiking was still a thing I rode my thumb cross-country (Maryland to Colorado and back), and this one semi driver i rode with tailgated as a habit. I made good time riding in the cab of that tractor. Making conversation with him I eventually...

The BEST part of that video is the audio: - "How the **** do you miss this thing!!! I burst out laughing. :jumpin:

I was driving beside someone a couple of days back, on I-395 and we're booking along at about 60-65 mph: - As i passed here I noticed she had BOTH her hands on her cell phone, texting; looking down at the phone and I couldn't tell (cause I moved away right quickly) but I think she was steering...

Hello? Hello? Is there an echo in here? Is there an echo in here?

What amazes me is that there aren't MORE accidents due to distractions from cell phones. I was with my youngest daughter the other day and she crosses the street with me totally engaged and engrossed in texting on her phone while she walked. I warned her the need to stop and look around before...

What amazes me is that there aren't MORE accidents due to distractions from cell phones. I was with my daughter the other day and she crosses the street with me totally engaged and engrossed in texting on her phone while she walked. I warned her the need to stop and look around before she puts...

There's the answer: - Pain and Suffering, gone. - War and Hatred, gone. - Sorrow and Anxiety, gone. - Fear and Loathing, gone. - Hope and Faith, unnecessary; gone. But don't hold your breath and expect that knowing the answer will ever mean it becomes a popular idea.

Must be over 10 years ago I read a science article (Scientific American, I think it was), that said making commercial flights totally automated was the safest innovation to add to commercial airline travel. Research confirmed that nearly all accidents were due to pilot error. Article...

What stuns me - as many other drivers as I see texting, while i'm driving- is why I don't read about more accidents and fatalities from all of it going on. Maybe the statistics just haven't caught up yet.

The phones are here to stay and not likely to go away. Voluntary abstention ain't going to happen. Solution lies somewhere else likely: - The self-driving car is one solution (and it's on the way). What to do in the meantime? That's a good question.