A third of Americans still text and drive

Is it legal to text / use your phone while driving in America? Here in Australia it's illegal and the police are super vigilant for it.
Most of what's "super" about big city cops in the US, are their salary demands, egos, and arrogance.
 
Cellphones should be disabled when they are within 3 feet of the steering wheel in a vehicle when it is running and in gear. The only exception should be emergency numbers, they should never be disabled under any conditions.
 
People is stupid by themselves, now, texting or talking.........
Right you are! Especially when they don't know the subject and verb must agree in number.
Between people staring at their devices, and people staring at the people who are staring at their devices, its a wonder anyone makes it to work alive.
I try my best to keep the highways and byways safe for others. This is why I sit at home in front of my computer while downloading porn. Granted, I do play with my device, but I never take my eyes off the screen....
What device are you playing with while downloading porn? As far as I can remember you said you never owned a cell phone...:D
 
Text & driving??? I find just swearing & making rude gestures at other drivers takes up 99% of my time behind the wheel nowadays, I wouldn't find the time to send text messages as well.
 
Well, I'm a militant too, and I think they should outlaw cell phones entirely, and give a vasectomy to every male over 16 years of age that can't reasonably pass an IQ test. There's my utopia!

Seconded. (y)
 
@Capt
To a certain extent you are correct about the police force in the big cities of America. Where you will have a few stellar police officers the rest tend to be lack luster at best. I have personally seen more cops talking on their phones then previously before. Funny thing was I watched a cop who was talking on their phone pull someone over for the same thing!!
 
Funny thing was I watched a cop who was talking on their phone pull someone over for the same thing!!
It was probably the cop calling the driver to warn them not to answer the phone or he'd pull them over.:p
 
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