Do you text while you drive? [Technology Round-up]

[CyberInferno]

Texting while driving makes people six times more likely to die in an accident (http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091221/sc_livescience/driverswhotextaresixtimesmorelikely tocrash). Do you text while you drive?

This poll is in conjunction with this week's Technology Round-up (http://j.mp/APtech011110).

[electricheart]

no. I hate when I see people talking on their phones and texting while driving. if you're not calling 911, it's not important.

[etheritcher]

I won't do it. If I have someone in the car with me, I'll make them do it for me. Toooo scary.

[nellbelle]

Nope. When I'm driving, my phone is in my purse on the floor of the passenger side, where I won't even hear it go off.

[bard]

i chose "only emergency" but that doesn't make sense really. i would just make a call.

if i ever text whilst driving, it's at an intersection, or stopped traffic.

[PunkRocks]

Yes. Last time I went to get a new cell phone, I told the girl at Verizon "Hey, I'm probably not supposed to say this but I need a phone thats easy to text on while driving..." She just laughed and quietly made a few suggestions. Too bad my state just passed a law making it illegal to text while driving.

[narca9]

I tell myself I won't do it anymore...but I continue to. I have an iPhone so that makes it even worse.

[kdefrisc]

R0LCmStIw9E

pretty gnar

I do text while driving, I should stop it's illegal here now.

[ThrownAwayKyle]

i used to when i had my shitty razr cause i could feel the buttons and memorized the placements of everything pretty good, but since i got an iphone texting while driving is just too hard. haha

[NateGolubiewski]

I only text if I'm at a stoplight, but that's not really texting while driving.

[PezMullet]

What is texting?

[iAMhollyood315]

i don't nessesairly txt but i do choose music on my ipod....still dangerous :( but i constantly look up every second. the worst thing i have done in this situation was post a reply on AP.net while drive 80 down i-90 in heavy traffic...yeah...so stupid

[GregisXcore]

no i don't, and you're a dumbass if you think it's remotely funny to do so
cars are not toys

[seraph1214]

I used to, but it's really hard to text and drive on a Droid.

[PunkRocks]

... did they just kill an infant in that UK ad? wtf?

[blue_bedlight]

Usually have my girlfriend do it. But on occasion I try to pull it off myself. It would probably be easier if I had a hard keyboard and not a touch one.

[flask]

no i don't, and you're a dumbass if you think it's remotely funny to do so
cars are not toys
did you just walk out of your drivers ed class?

[tD77]

I will if I'm at a stoplight or basically alone on the road. Most of the time, I'll just wait til I get to my destination or simply call the person.

[JordanBuell]

i usually will read it but not reply until a red light.

[Neo Cassady]

Never while the car is moving. As stupid as driving drunk, if you ask me.

[Formatfun]

I don't drive yet. I'm kind of scared to, honestly.

[GregisXcore]

did you just walk out of your drivers ed class?


no
i'm just really against this texting and driving ordeal because i value my life
and if other people are doin it then my chances are higher for getting hit.
in fact i almost did this morning by a fuckin mini van on the wrong side of the road who was obviously in the middle of typing, prob something unimportant like LOL

[clyde2020]

Yes, but only at stop lights and thats only if I really need to do it.

[artyinthebank]

If it's kind of important or has a short answer I'll answer but only at stop lights. Never while moving.

[xmicxcorex]

I tell myself I won't do it anymore...but I continue to. I have an iPhone so that makes it even worse.



This, but I have an HTC Ozone (knockoff blackberry).....

[wheresadalia]

not often, and usually at red lights, but yes. though i should note it takes me like 3 minutes for a short text b/c i look up every second. it's pretty much: type a letter, look at the road, repeat. plus i have a keyboard, not a touchscreen, so sometimes i can text while barely looking at my phone. if someone else is in the car though, then i make them text. and i don't like to text when i'm on any road where the speed limit is more than 55.

[gr33ndayfr3ak]

R0LCmStIw9E

pretty gnar

I do text while driving, I should stop it's illegal here now.

I saw that awhile ago and it freaked me the fuck out.
I try not to do it, but a lot of the time I do. It's a difficult habit to break.

And I don't ever do it unless I'm driving by myself. I'm not risking someone else's life by doing that..

[Tristan Needler]

Very rarely. I almost never talk while driving either. Both are illegal here now.

[A7XXX]

Nope it's an absolute no-no for me. If I'm desperate enough to communicate with the other person, I'll call and talk with them through speaker phone so that the cop won't see. Lol.

[AussieBoy]

only at traffic lights if semi urgent, or a girl i fancy

[domotime2]

of course. im a knee driving pro

[Tristan Needler]

The problem isn't with hands, it's with vision.

[Derka Derka]

I don't anymore, I went off the road and through a couple trees once while doing it so I decided against it. I don't even like talking on the phone while I drive.

[jpgretzky15]

yes. i have fashioned a system of mirrors to the top of my phone so i can see out the windshield. this enables me to concentrate on my phone and i don't have to keep looking up while i'm texting.

[And Hours Pass]

no i don't, and you're a dumbass if you think it's remotely funny to do so
cars are not toys
I can't imagine that those who text when they drive do it for the humor of it...

[kristanxmarie]

I do. Sadly I got the phone (both qwerty + a regular number keypad) I have so that I could text without looking at my phone while driving.

[abandonship]

no, i still have to look and the number to see what i need to type; doing that while driving would be a horrible idea

[only the clouds]

No. I'll read texts I receive but I won't do any texting.

[Indoor Living]

Yeah, I do. Probably not good, but it's habit.

[jahh]

I do text but very, very slowly. I drive a manual so it's really hard to steer, shift, and text. The only time I can actually look down is when I'm on the freeway on a straightaway or at a stoplight.

[NateFoundGlory]

of course. im a knee driving pro

Haha I also have mastered the knee driving. I only text back at stoplights/signs like most people said. Also, T9 helps a lot.

[bladerdude360]

I usually don't, but if I do, I try to do it when I'm stopped.

[fourletterword]

no

[SoCoSquid4]

i do. i text much slower while driving as compared to just doing it normally though. my old phone had T9 and i could text without even looking at my phone...my new one has a full keyboard and i am pretty used to it so i just peek my eyes down breifly. i also dont do it when in heavier traffic.

[yellowhouse]

I do. Bad habit I know.

[Jet Set Paul]

I hate to say it, but I catch my self replying to text messages all the time while I'm driving. It's a terrible habit and I really should stop...

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Almost never

[MyNameIsRoss]

all the time, but it's cool, i look up like every 6-7 seconds.

[Nick Hull]

I'm so uncoordinated in that area. I'd have to pull over and text if absolutely necessary.

[drawndead]

i do at stoplights so i mean i guess i technically do

[saveferris]

i chose "only emergency" but that doesn't make sense really. i would just make a call.

if i ever text whilst driving, it's at an intersection, or stopped traffic .
This. And if I absolutely have to text i'll just pull over. I haven't crossed that bridge yet though.

[SkiesSo Blue]

Of course i do. FUCK THE POLICE!

[longcommute]

70% of you texting while driving. iPhone users should try StealthType SMS. Type a message without looking at the phone. Since iPhone has a touchscreen, you have to really focus on it...this helps avoid that. Check app store or www.stealthtype.com

[SuNDaYSTaR]

No. People who do so just deserve to crash and burn.

[seventy.times7]

only if its vital .. which normally means im texting a girl ... hmm

[smogs]

I do from time to time. Depending on what the conversation is about. If it's just random chit chat, then no. And if I have someone else in the car, I ask them to do it for me.

[phil19]

have done this numerous times.

[Macbeth.]

i do all the time :-0

[bulls2213]

i don't make a habit of doing it by any means, but blackberry makes it very easy to. if i had an iphone or droid, on the other hand, no chance in hell.

[hollyy.heart.at]

Driving while being on the phone is absolutely illegal in australia, no idea how america allows you to text while driving seems crazy.

[introduction]

i don't think i could, even if i wanted. plus, like ^ she said, it's super illegal to use a phone while driving.

[trevorshmevor]

I do. I understand why it's wrong, but I do believe I'm careful about it. It's not like I'm using two hands, or looking away from the road for more than a second. It's actually the reason I won't get a touch screen phone, because I wouldn't be able to if I had one. I frequently don't even look away from the road while texting, I just have the buttons felt out and memorized.

[haloswitch]

Where I live, as of January 1st, it is now illegal to text or talk on your phone while driving. I can talk and drive no problem but texting is whole new skill. ha ha

[Spewk]

I never do it and I don't let anyone that's driving me do it. There's just no point in risking it.

[Clark]

I don't not do it, but it doesn't happen very often. I'm more likely to look something up on Google Maps or the internet while driving. I'm a badass driver, though. I agree that it's a really bad habit, but people that compare it to drunk driving are insane.

all the time, but it's cool, i look up like every 6-7 seconds.
Hahah.

[lauren1234]

Nope!

[tentativetitle]

Yes. But only when I am changing the song on my ipod and applying my makeup at the same time

[rhinitus]

i know i shouldn't...but i dooooo.

[Echo Park]

you guys think it's cool to text and drive. Maybe you'll think it's cool when people put flowers next to the cross left at your accident spot.

[xapplexpiex]

I do at red lights.

[Peetie]

I text while driving. I agree it is dangerous. I should not do it, but I do.

[Debut_Fin]

What is texting?

SMS

[bentleyj98]

No I don't. I don't feel like ending someone's or my own life just for having to read a text that can always wait. Life>the message.

[steve187]

only all the time

[RyanPm40]

I said I do because I have in the past, but I think I've sorta outgrown it lately. I usually just talk into my phone, have it do the text for me, and then quickly glance down to see if it got it right, though. Texting while driving is dumb though, and I'm not proud that I've done it.

[majinsharingan]

no i don't, and you're a dumbass if you think it's remotely funny to do so
cars are not toys

95% of Floridians disagree...and that scares/angers the piss out of me every day.

[phil19]

i got a ticket for doing this the other week. but i was sitting stationary at a red light. douchebag cops. arrest a real criminal instead of harassing me.

[MyFriendsOver]

Nope

[TimmyVilgiate]

No, after helping direct my schools campaign against it, I...well. Don't.

[KenneyBN]

Red lights.

[defy_stars]

No, no, no.

[johnnyferris]

I only text if I'm at a stoplight, but that's not really texting while driving.

That's what I do. While driving is way to risky.

[IPixedYouu]

I only text when I'm stopped at red lights. So I picked yes. Never have/will text while driving because I don't wanna risk it.

[MaddieTampa]

My job actually pretty much requires texting while driving, but I keep it super short (usually only sending numbers or a quick 'yes' or 'no'. If it's a conversation, I wait until I hit a light.

[abbysmith]

I've never sent a text while driving but I've checked texts while driving