Replies to '06/01 Killer Texting'

So many peoples these days are so wasteful in so many ways, even when it comes to lives.   I am glad you and your sister-in-law(?)  are okay physically and hopefully recovering emotionally.  

 This will probably be said over and over on this message board but that is okay because it is a message that needs to be heard.  If you are driving, then drive.  If you want to text, read, to work, etc while you travel, then do what I do and take public transportation.  

Some of the areas around where I live seem to be particularly bad for distracted drivers-that again it is probably everywhere.   I see soccer moms and dads on there cell phones, driving way over, sometimes even twice the posted speed limit in their SUVs and minivans trying to get there overscheduled kids to 20 million different activities all while forgetting that they actually have a responsibility to get there kids there alive and well as keep over peoples kids alive, even if they arrive a few minutes late.   

Quite honestly, the laws on the books current seem a little antiquated, and need to be updated to today's driving conditions.  I strongly support the fairness in automobile safety system, also known as the tiered system.   It appropriately tickets larger and more dangerous autos such as SUVs at an appropriate rate (anywhere from 2x-10x the normal ticket price depending on auto size) in porportion to the danger they cause (not to mention damage to the roads due to there size and the negative impact they have on the environment).   This suggested legislation also slightly lowers ticket prices for compact autos ,motorcyles, and non-SUV hybrids.   The extra money goes to public transportation, police departments, schools, etc.  It would also add in additional fines for texting and other driver distractions.