Ginnie
Council Member
If they text & ask "are you driving" isn't that texting a driver?Almost impossible to prove intent, and I didn't read your post correctly. I guess we differ since I feel I should know better than put her in that position.
Geeez, the only thing people would have to do is ask 'are you in a car' but they don't because they don't care if they are in a car and that is the problem.
Tomorrow we will see what the Judge has to say and what he decides. He can't change law but he could recommend it, yet I'm not holding my breath.
Myself there is no way I could ever support a law that punish's someone for sending a text, unless the content of the text is illegal.
i.e. child porn, threats etc.... things like that, as I know my kids never know when I'm driving & they text me all the time. I never answer the phone or texts when driving, I don't even read texts when I drive. That said, no one should be punished for texting me when I am driving, it is up to me to do the right thing & ignore them while driving.
Otherwise people should be jailed for listening to the radio when driving, as that is a big distraction, along with eating or talking to a passenger or even paying attention to a small child. There are a lot of things that distract a driver just as much as reading a text while driving.