DUI, Texting driver collides with house

In Knoxville WBIR News has reported of a late night arrest. A 27 year old woman is charged after allegedly admitting that she was texting when she drove into a house. She was also charged with DUI and shockingly she refused to comply with the implied consent requirement.

Read about it at: Woman drives Jeep into house while texting | wbir.com

Safe driving requires full attention

A nice Opinion piece appeared the Tennessean today. It was written by Cpl. Tyler Chandler of the Mount Juliet Police Department and concerns texting and other driving distractions. Read it at:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110202/OPINION03/102020398/-1/RSS0201/Safe-driving-requires-full-attention

No texting for Truckers

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new rules Tuesday that bans texting for all interstate commercial truckers and bus drivers while they are operating moving vehicles.
Truckers and bus drivers that violate the rules, which are effective immediately, face civil or criminal fines of up to $2,750.
The Department of Transportation said that it still is working on additional regulations that would govern the use of computers by truckers, as well as when they are allowed to use cellphones for conversation.
Research shows that texting motorists take their eyes from the road for nearly five seconds, enough time to cover a football field at highway speeds.

It is a shame that we have to have laws and regulations to stop people from being so stupid as to text and drive. Whatever happened to common coutesy and concern for humanity?