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My [24m] girlfriend [26f] does unbelievably stupid and self-centered things in public all the time. I'm honestly ashamed to go out with her.(self.relationship_advice)
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Here in Texas it's legal to text at the red light but once that light turns green it's illegal
How do you know if it's green? You're too busy texting.
I don't text and drive, plus you can look up
In the UK its illegal to even touch your phone whilst your engine is running except for in certain situations. For example if youre using it for navigation and its mounted on your dashboard or to call 999 in an emergency where it was too dangerous to stop the car.
same in Aus. Used to drive uber and it was risky tapping phone to accept a job if they were stopped near me at the lights. (just 2 taps one to accept job and then start nav, while it's on a mount)
Would hate to live somewhere that dictates your every move like that.
Better than getting hit by someone distracted on their phones.
Not really dictating your every move. No text or update on social media is worth risking a life. And definitely not a Snapchat story of the song that just came on the radio whilst youre driving.
Laws are in place to protect society.... is it "dictating your every move" that you're not allowed to drive whilst drunk?
Driving while drunk is far different than texting when you are completely stopped at a railroad or red light. And no, doing anything on your phone is not “worth risking a life”.
You're right, there is a big difference but there's still evidence to show that texting whilst parked at a red light is more dangerous than not. Its claimed that it can take up to over a minute to actually refocus on the road/the car after being distracted by your mobile phone and theres also a safety issue with people potentailly missing a light change. If youre in a queue with several people on their phones, there is a chance one person could expect the queue to start moving forward and cause a minor crash.
These incidents had to happen often enough to force changes in the law so clearly it is actually an issue.
Idk what the state law says, but Austin's city ordinance requires your car to be in park for you to even touch your phone, so no red light texting here.