Text-Messaging Behind the Wheel

Pussy 06-29-2008

Created Facebook group I Text Message People While Driving and I Haven't Crashed Yet!

Alaska and Louisiana just became the latest states to pass laws banning text-messaging behind the wheel. It's a popular activity: YouTube has videos of young adults texting while driving, and about 600 Facebook members have joined a group called I Text Message People While Driving and I Haven't Crashed Yet! TIME's Sarah N. Lynch contacted the group's founder, Taylor Leming, 21, of Round Hill, Va., who submitted her responses via e-mail:

Why did you start this group?

My friends and I were laughing about how we sometimes text and drive, and how we know it's dangerous and have nearly rear-ended people because of it. I made the group mainly as a joke among us and a few of our friends. And gradually people invited their friends, and so on.

Do you think texting while driving is a problem?

Yes. Unfortunately, people still do it. I still do it. Sometimes it just seems easier to text "Be there in 5" instead of calling.

Ever had an accident?

Thankfully, I have had only near accidents. A few times, I was texting in stop-and-go traffic and had to slam my brakes to avoid rear-ending the person in front of me ... :)

Would you support a text-and-drive ban?

It would be a hard rule to enforce, as a cop cannot necessarily see someone texting while driving. I would support it, however, because I consider myself to be a pretty good law follower and would feel pretty horrible if something happened because of me breaking a law.

LatinStar13

Red for 3 seconds you should try texting a admin on here, their replies will take you loner then 3 seconds to read, Especially Dream's responses.

Stephyi

Haha I seriously wish I could do that. It takes me forever to read text message while driving.
Which is probably why I shouldn't do it :P

Mina

i think the only time i dont reply is when im at work or i just dont wana talk to someone.

Raven

Dream responses are so long becuase she wants to tell you everything all at once. Also since she's using a phone that's been hookedup by Sin, her text msg's don't have any limitations on it.

hugo281

Damn I wish I had a phone like that, she could write a whole story or two about what's going on with her at the moment right!!!SWEET!!!

Stephyi

I hate limits on phones because then sometimes I have to use two or three texts to get out what I need to get out.

hugo281

lol right!! yeah same here, when I write a long text it takes like 3 or 4 pages long and its split up into 3 text messages when I send it out

spawnschickishot

lmfao i never under stood it but hey i dont drive so im safe!!! whoooo

Pussy

New phones are making text messaging looking like instant messanging now. Like on Sinny's phone you can go through all the text messages on his phone and the way they appear its like a life long instant message conversation with each one of them. They all look like yahoo or something. I think stuff like this encourages people to text although I rarely text now. Removed it from my plan and everything.

hugo281

You should check out the new iPhone, its pretty much what your describing on Sin's phone, and you can have myspace, yahoo and MSN messenger on there too, it has pretty cool features so I'm thinking of getting one