Arizona Senate kills texting-while-driving ban

[DesertFlower]

Arizonans will not be banned from texting while driving, at least this year.

Proposed legislation that would have would have prohibited writing, reading or sending text messages
and e-mails while driving on a state highway died with an 11-11 vote by the Senate on Tuesday. The bill would not have prohibited talking on the phone while driving and would have allowed drivers to type a name or telephone number to make a call.

This is the second year in a row the effort to ban texting while driving has failed despite support from dozens of organizations, including cell phone company representatives. The Arizona Citizens Defense League opposed the measure.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/03/02/20100302texting-while-driving-bill-killed-arizona.html


are they out of their f------g minds?

[azmouse]

1. It's Arizona. There could be only answer to that question.

Yes! They are out of their f****ing minds.

[Faygo Kid]

2. Good grief. Texting while driving is nuts.

We require seat belts and air bags, but allow that insanity? What's the point of any safety measures if that's allowed?

[Gin]

5. Arizona Senate kills........enough said

[DesertFlower]

6. exactly. "arizona state kills".

i am so pissed.

[depakid]

3. The libertarian spirit rides again!

[BeyondGeography]

4. That's freedom, baby

Gotta problem with that?

[Canuckistanian]

7. The "texting-while-driving" lobby strikes again

If we could see the reasoning behind THIS, I'm sure there would be a BIG story to tell.

Who in God's name would vote AGAINST a PROVEN public safety issue?

[depakid]

13. What's needed are public service announcements- one of those things media deregulation rid the US of

Here's an example from Wales:

Warning- it's graphic and might be too intense for American sensibilities:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LCmStIw9E

[alstephenson]

8. But thankfully we can still take guns into bars!

Yeah, our legislators really have their priorities straight, don't they?

[City Lights]

9. Indeed! Last week is was presidential birth certificates.

Another pressing issue. :eyes:

[customerserviceguy]

10. Guns in bars

are statistically safer than texters driving vehicles!

Although I have to admit, laws are worthless in this situation. I see the idiot texters all around me, and they drive worse than I do after a couple of beers down at the local watering hole.

The only answer: eliminate texting and instant messaging from handheld devices. That happens at the carrier level.

[classysassy]

11. Here in Arizona we have had lots of rain

this year,our republican law makers have water on the brains.

[spanone]

12. wow....