Do you text while you're driving?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:10:24 -0400

Watch this video if you text and drive. Share this video with those you know who do this and encourage them to stop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_YmbptSr-o

Kiwanis Club of Aruba - Don't Text & Drive

Kiwanis Club of Aruba (Non-profit organisation). Awareness: Don't Text & Drive Artist: Evanescence - My Immortal

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Jul 10 at 2015 2:48 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:48:24 -0400

CPT Private RallyPoint Member, it's against the law to text while driving in the state of Tennessee. As to my actual practice, I'll plead the 5th and abstain from voting!

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 10 at 2015 2:58 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:58:14 -0400

CPT Private RallyPoint Member I do it with voice recognition (hands free), does that count?

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Jul 10 at 2015 3:09 PM

SSgt Charles Edwards — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:09:04 -0400

I remember pulling over a young lady for texting while on the base one day. She told me she was not texting, but scrolling her Playlist on her phone. The rest of the traffic stop played out like this:

Me: "So, you're not texting, but going through your playlist?"

Her: "Yes, sir."

Me: "Your playlist is on your phone, which you were holding, correct?"

Her: "Yes."

Me: "So, you're still using your phone, taking your eyes off the road because you're distracted trying to find a song you like?"

Her: ....

Me: "I'll be right back."

Rule of thumb, if it's not connected to a hands free device, don't use it while driving. This includes handling your phone for texting, Web browsing, music scrolling, etc. Nobody's life is worth five second of inattentive driving because a driver has their nose buried in their phone instead of having eyes on the road.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Jul 10 at 2015 4:41 PM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:41:31 -0400

Always, and shave, and eat and drink beer, and all that stuff...

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 10 at 2015 5:03 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:03:28 -0400

Never

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 10 at 2015 5:26 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:26:28 -0400

It is not worth a risk. I cant be distracted when I drive.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Jul 10 at 2015 5:38 PM

SGM Steve Wettstein — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:38:22 -0400

I don't even talk on a cell phone much less text when I am driving.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Jul 10 at 2015 6:17 PM

Maj Chris Nelson — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:17:18 -0400

I only use Siri and do it hands free. If I can't do it hands free, it can wait.