No one will argue that texting while driving is a good idea, it’s not.
When I started EMT school the first heartbreaking wreck I was exposed to was caused by a young driver fiddling with her phone. Naturally my immediate reaction was “there ought to be a law….”
While my views about texting or talking and driving have not changed since 2007, my views about lawmaking have. I have been educated over the last 3 years that I have spent primarily trying to put a damper on intrusive legislation.
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My opinion is laws are not made to punish people, they are made to protect people. Some may feel they have a "right" to text while driving, but what about the rights of all the other people on the road?
ReplyDeleteBobbie McAuliffe
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