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Entries tagged with 'cellphones'Key point on distracted drivingRe: "Feds send a message on distracted driving -- Proposed cellphone rules include text ban for truck, bus drivers," Friday news story. The data miss an important distraction with cellphone usage. The national poll shows that 48 percent feel that... Ban phone use while driving" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" />On a recent trip to New York, I noticed how much more relaxed I was while driving than in Dallas. Fall colors? Interesting skylines? Yes, but primarily drivers with their... Is texting safe anywhere?Re: "Tougher laws hit the road -- Changes include car seats, seat belts, cellphones, texting, teen driving," Sunday news story. Texas has outlawed the use of cellphones in school zones where speed limits are 20 mph because it is too... Parents must stop 'sexting'Re: "Keeping teens from hitting 'send' -- Schools crack down on indecent photos, messages on cellphones," Monday news story. My heart goes out to Melanie Young, who at 16, thought it would be "fun and a way of flirting" to... Restricting cellphone use in school zonesSchool starts back up in DISD on Monday -- and that means Dallas drivers have to start hanging up their hand-held cellphones in school zones. A reminder of the rules, from The Morning News' story today: Talking on a handset... Enforce existing lawsLaws about texting while driving do no good unless police enforce them, like laws governing car seats for children or children riding in the front seat of vehicles. I see these situations occurring many times during a day and never... Yes, we need an anti-texting lawRe: "Do we really need a law to steer folks from texting while driving?" by Jacquielynn Floyd, Friday Metro column. I'm one who is totally against the number of laws emanating from Washington that tell us what we can and... Ammo for argumentThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction contributes to about 25 percent of all traffic crashes, and a worldwide body of research indicates that both hand-held and hands-free cellphones increase the risk of a crash. This is... Cellphone use a signBanning cellphone use while operating a motor vehicle is a dangerous proposition. How else can we identify the morons among us? Can we require them to wear signs? Lawrence C. Blanton, Dallas... Ban cellphones citywideRe: "Pete Oppel: Dallas City Council needs to expand cellphone ban," Dallas City Hall blog, dallasnews.com. Oppel is right in declaring that cellphones should be banned citywide. I don't understand how the level of concern can depend on the speed... Time to ban cellphones while driving? (Ed board sounds off)Every week, we poll the members of the editorial board on a timely and divisive topic. Making waves this week is The New York Times' report that the federal government suppressed information on the dangers of driving while using a... On DART cellphone policy: Stop phoning while driving ...Re: "If you're driving a bus, please stop using your cellphone -- Common sense doesn't prevail, says John Guilford, so we need a law," Saturday Viewpoints. There is ample evidence that operating any vehicle while using a hand-held device results... Phone chatters go slowlyRe: "Bills may make you buckle up, hang up -- Back-seat belt, cellphone measures seek to keep passengers, kids safe," Friday news story. Legislation to prohibit cellphone use while driving through a school zone is unnecessary. Most fools who use... On bills targeting teenagers: One teen who supports bills ...Re: "Teens may feel picked on by lawmakers -- Bills target curfews, rodeo helmets, tanning," Monday news story. As a senior at Ovilla Christian School, I think it is very dangerous for anyone to be texting or talking on the... After the crash, it's too lateRe: "Y'all can't take my cellphone -- Lawmakers reluctant to put new rules on Texans' driving habits," Monday news story. Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, states that our cars are different in Texas, which is why lawmakers are reluctant to... A mature look at textingRe: "Caitlin Lake: The trouble with texting," dallasnews.com. Catlin's article on the ethical trouble with texting was a well-written column by someone who has more sense and maturity than some of the people she described. It touched upon many of... Leaders should be logged onRe: "Ditch that Blackberry," by Dorinda Bradford, Friday Letters. When it comes to President Barack Obama's Blackberry usage, Bradford would like to see the president "Log off and lead." Isn't that what got us to where we are? I prefer... Ditch that BlackberryRe: "Obama hopes to 'hang onto' BlackBerry," Saturday news story. Am I the only one concerned that the newly elected leader of our country is worried about not being able to e-mail freely? Aren't there other things he needs to... Phone surveys go the way of dinosaursGood data is vital to good health, says the National Center for Health Statistics. And getting that good data, often compiled by unbiased surveys of a representative sample of the population, is becoming near impossible as a result of the... |