Comments on: Feds hold “silly summit” in Washington

By: Krystal Kid

Krystal Kid — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:18:53 +0000

Enter your comm80% percent of all rear end collisions (the most frequent vehicle accident) are caused by driver inattention, following too closely, external distraction (talking on cell phones, shaving, applying makeup, fiddling with the radio or CD player, kids, texting, etc.) and poor judgement.

There’s not much you can do about a rear end collision so I went out and got one of these sparebumper.com

By: Chris Broe

Chris Broe — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:42:28 +0000

They couldn’t clean up the blogs. They cant stop girls gone wild. They tried hard, but to no avail, to ban the Jonas Brothers once and for all (and for the common good).

So they cant stop texting while driving neither.

The solution is education. You’re supposed to hold the cellphone up above the steering wheel directly in your line of sight so you can see the road, sort of. Come on, Peoples. ANd limit your texting to booty calls, okay?

Come on, fellow horndogs! Together we can make our highways safer!

By: Randy Hawkins

Randy Hawkins — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:33:55 +0000

This is a state issue. Who will enforce it, federal troopers? No, state troopers. Stay out of it feds!

By: Goose

Goose — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:03:49 +0000

Every time you sneeze your eyes close for a second. I wish they’d make a law against sneezing while driving…

The bottom line is that it’s not illegal to be stupid in America. I know that bothers a lot of people but it’s true. When your stupidity while driving injures someone else or their property though, that’s another story…and I’m pretty sure it’s already illegal.

Maybe parents should stop giving every kid a cell phone. Maybe those with cell phones should have texting blocked. My kids have cell phones that just make phone calls and believe it or not they actually get by with them. Sure they whine but I’m pretty sure they’ll be OK.

You can’t legislate responsibility…you just end up making more criminals.

By: booger

booger — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:46:56 +0000

This admin. labels everything they want to address as a “crisis” and then has overblown, urgent response. The only exception I can think of is in matters of national security.

This could simply be addressed by the fed.s suggesting that states tackle this as an important issue.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:15:17 +0000

Dear Bob, not only do I agree with your article (see previous comment), but I wish you would now address the nonsense over surveillance cameras planned for Piedmont Park. What in the world has our city and its leaders come to? If you’re afraid of going to the park, go during the day or not at all. End of story. But to spend $42k, come on?!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:11:10 +0000

I completely agree, Bob! Thanks for your incite and reporting!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:51:58 +0000

Enter your comments here Put a device in the cellphones (FCC could probably mandate this) that if the phone is traveling in excess of say, 25MPH only calls to 911 will work. The technology already exists. Passing a law, for example against “texting” is an exercise in futility. How exactly would it be enforced? Mr. Barr is on target with this “summit” nonsense. I came up with a reasonable solution and I am no “expert” or anything of the sort. Fact of the matter is I’m nowhere near being the brightest bulb on the chandelier (ask my wife, she’ll tell you) Meanwhile, these nitwits are giving speeches, traveling, eating and entertaining themselves at taxpayer expense in an economy that has evolved from “circling the drain” to “maelstorm?”

By: Maxwell Snark

Maxwell Snark — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:39:46 +0000

Dude who crashed in front of my house blew a .15 and also told the cops he was texting, while speeding, on a narrow residential street. Nice.

By: clyde

clyde — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:21:39 +0000

Jack @ 10;49,
I agree with you.That’s the way I drive.No distractions,no radio,no nothing.Put your hands on the wheel and pay attention.Accident free for 45 years.