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A Truckers View

 

Textface is not the only dash cam on the road! Many semi-trailer trucks have been equipped with cameras for various reasons. As you can imagine, being a truck driver, always on the road for a living, you would have to deal with the dangers that come with that job. Everyone has dealt with traffic, road hazards, weather, and OTHER drivers. What kind of OTHER drivers? Oh you know, the ones that think they are driving but they really aren’t.

All this gives truckers a very good reason for using dash cams. Some of those reasons are:

• Prove what really happened in an accident with actual video evidence.


• Prevent expensive lawsuits, lawyers, insurance claims / deductibles and higher insurance rates.


• Video proof helps prevent unfair tickets & fines.


• Prevents theft, robbery and vandalism.


• Provides Safety & Security for drivers while parked.

It’s also picking up your texting and driving habits!  Truckers witness a lot on the road and Textface got to ask “Lady Driver”, from Calvert County, MD her views as a trucker and some of the things she has captured on the road. She is a fan of Textface and wants to share her view from the cab.

Q: So Lady Driver, how long have you been on the road as a truck driver?

LD: Been driving since 2003.

Q: How often do you see drivers texting and driving on the road?

LD: 7 out 10 that pass me are texting

Q: How does it make you feel when you see others texting and driving

LD: REALLY ANNOYED THAT THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY SO LITTLE CONCERN FOR OTHERS. IF THEY WANT TO BE RECKLESS, SO BE IT, BUT DON’T DO IT AROUND OTHERS.

Q: Have you seen any accidents due to texting and driving?

LD: Not sure didn’t stay tuned to find out. Plenty of near misses due to texting that I have witnessed.

Q: Can you tell us the craziest things you have seen on the road.

LD: I don’t think you can publish some of what I have seen! Just keep in mind though we can see EVERYTHING you are doing in your cars!

The view as seen by a trucker.

Q: What do you think drivers should know about truck drivers?

LD: Those few seconds are NOT going to get you there any quicker! I know what it’s like being “stuck behind a truck”, take a breather. That trucker may see something up ahead up head you can’t. That trucker is STILL AT WORK. Give us a break, just a little consideration, like we used to have back in the day.

Q: What you would to tell drivers who text and drive.

LD: Grow up! I used to have train horns on another truck I drove. I’m going to get another set, it is funny as hell to watch them after dropping the phone & giving me the finger to tell me I am #1!

Q: Do you enjoy driving?

LD: I used to LOVE driving. People just act so ignorant on the roads. Sorry if I seem to offensive but I am being totally honest! They say “cars will drive themselves in the future” we would be safer!

I see folks behind the wheel that couldn’t even say car last week, now they are driving one?

I have a scanner in my truck too, officers need translators, that means they can’t read the signs, they don’t know the rules of the road, which causes more congestion.

An 8 hour trip has now turned into a 12 hour because Johnny is texting Sue and Jose’ and his family is lost and went the wrong way down a one street and banged into a semi which now has DOT involved. So no, I really don’t enjoy driving anymore.

Q: What are habits you do when you drive or when you need to use the phone?

LD: I am teased a lot. Told I drive with “blinders” on! I have a HUGE habit of watching my mirrors a lot ! My cell is mounted on my dash right next to my steering wheel. So if I have to make a call it is an easy 1 touch call. My blue tooth is the Jawbone Noise Assassin 2 (need that with all the noise in the cab) BUT it needs frequent charging. When it is charging I do NOT take or make any calls. There is a nifty little thing in settings on the iPhone called “do not disturb”.

Q: How do you think the issue of texting and driving should be handled? Laws? Tech?

LD: I think it should be treated as vehicular manslaughter, really. Think about it. These people know what they are doing and yet they still do it. To stop it, stiffen the fines even more, hike them way up! Fines should be tripled. Fines should pay for it’s own task force!

Q: Technology?

LD: Cell providers LOCK devices when in motion. So what if the passenger can’t use it. What did we do as kids? Hold cell providers liable for innocent lives lost!

Q: Education?

LD: Can’t fix stupid…we all know that!

Q: Common sense lol?

LD: Exactly there is hardly any left! Talking on the phone without a hands free is just as bad. I could ramble on and on but this has got to stop somewhere. I just wish you guys could get yourselves into a semi, an SUV is ok but you are not going to see what the “4 wheelers” are doing in their laps!

Textface would like to thank Lady Driver for her time and hope you keep this in mind next time you see the “Big Trucks” on the road.

Keep an eye out for more interviews! If you like to see your story on Textface.com then send an email to rdickey@textface.com. Stay Safe on the road!

 

 

A Truckers View
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Roll over with texting and driving

Just another day in a neighborhood near North Carefree and Oro Blanco in Colorado Springs till the police responded to a texting and driving incident  that caused a one-vehicle rollover

A 22-year-old driver of a black Jeep Wrangler struck a parked pickup truck, a purple motorcycle and rolled on its side, in a residential neighborhood east of Powers Boulevard.

Though nobody was hurt, the owner of the vehicles, Edward Grover, tells 11 News that just a few minutes before the crash some kids were playing nearby.

“We had kids over here visiting from across the street, and I mean, they left two minutes before he turned the corner, so what’s to say he was texting and hit one of them, that’s our concern,” Grover said.

He’s hoping everyone driver will learn from this crash and pay closer attention while on the road.

“I would like people to be conscious enough to know that when you’re behind the wheel, you’re behind the wheel of a vehicle that’s moving, not in front of a cell phone, or an electronic DVD player that’s strapped to the ceiling, let’s get it right,” Grover said.

The irresistible 26-year-old driver is only getting a slap on the hand for careless driving charges.

This is just one event where no lives were lost due to lack of insight to the dangers of being distracted while driving but could easily cost a parent’s child.

Please talk to your friends and family about texting and driving today! No punishment, law, or device is more effective than your personal responsibility!

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Texting And Driving Law Arkasas

How many times have you reached your destination without remembering how you got there? We must remain alert at all times when we are driving a car. It is so easy to be distracted by your phone and that can be deadly. Any kind of distraction while driving can be deadly. We must never forget that a car can be a deadly weapon!

Do you know your Arkansas texting and driving laws?

Drivers 18 to 20 are banned from handheld cell phone use. Novice drivers in Arkansas – drivers younger than 18 – are banned from all cell phone use while driving (handheld and hands-free).

All drivers are banned from sending text messages while driving, except in emergencies. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance drivers and emergency medical technicians are also exempt.

A violation of the law is a primary offense, meaning it can be the sole reason for a traffic stop. Offenders can face fines up to $100.

The use of cell phones and other electronic communication devices are leading to a record number of auto accidents and deaths due to driver distractions. States are now more aware of the hazards and distractions of cell phones and electronic communication devices, effectively establishing laws to regulate the use of them while behind the wheel of an automobile.

Stay safe on the road and keep that phone in your pocket. It Can Wait!

 

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Where social media does not belong is on the Highways.

 

Letter to the Editor

I have noticed while driving lately that many drivers are weaving side to side on the road. They roll over solid lines, rumble strips and soft shoulders – only to bring the car back in line and on the road to avert a sure disaster at the last possible moment. I have seen so many people do this, in fact, I thought it might have been one of those coordinated flash mob events to reject society’s attempt to keep you within the lines – so to speak.

I realized on further inspection these people are texting while driving.

I know in our social media society today many of us are driven to be social 24/7, even if that means trying to type a text on a keyboard designed for Lilliputians with one hand, while attempting to control a very big hunk of car hurtling through space with the other.

Next time, before you attempt to text while driving, think of the words of famed actor Clint Eastwood in his role as Dirty Harry; “You have to ask yourself one very important question… Do you feel lucky?” One mistake may cost you your life – and the lives of others – just because you had to type “C U soon.”

Francis Dwyer

Nashua

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Today’s Busted driver can be seen texting and driving on our Homepage!

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Textface want"s to know your comments: Texting-while-driving vs. unmarked police vehicles

New York state troopers will be stepping up enforcement of texting-while-driving laws this summer.

More than 30,000 tickets were issued for texting-while-driving last year, and state officials have decided to crack down further on drivers who are paying attention to their cell phones instead of the road.

Readers responded in the comments with their thoughts on increased texting-while-driving enforcement:

From Mike Tate: I drive an 8 mile stretch of 81 every day and I always see at least 1 driver busy texting. A ticket won’t discourage it if the thought of getting killed doesn’t.

From RudolphSteiner: The penalty should be the same as DWI, schools, insurance increase, loss of license…I prefer a speeding sports car paying attention to the brain dead residents not looking where they drive.

From whyupstate: Good, they should also target speeders, aggressive drivers, unsafe lane changes, tailgaters. Why not enforce all the V and T laws?

Troopers will be using unmarked sport utility vehicles to enforce texting-while-driving laws. The increased height of these vehicles will provide a better view into the cars of potentially unsafe drivers.

But some readers expressed concern over dangers involved in using “Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement.”

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Texting motorists caught out by Sunday Telegraph photographers, have you been textfaced yet.

School Zone cell phone use can kill an innocence child. A school Zone is a NO PHONE ZONE. Put it down it’s the LAW!.

 

 

THE Sunday Telegraph has busted dozens of motorists since its blitz on text-driving a fortnight ago, in the last week snapping what appeared to be parents taking advantage of school holiday traffic to punch out an SMS.

The message is no driver should feel safe to break road rules with our photographers, not to mention the police, out in force on roads. For more pics of distracted drivers check out www.textface.com as they bust distracted drivers and then post them on the world wide web.

NRMA members nominated texting while driving the main safety issue on the road above drink-driving and speeding in an October survey.

Seven out of 10 people believe that a more visible police presence on the roads is needed.

US telco AT&T has launched a campaign called It Can Wait, asking people to pledge not to text while driving on their website and featuring undertakings from celebrities like singer Demi Lovato to do the same.

The site also features a driving simulator which allows users to experience first-hand the dangers of texting behind the wheel.

The company also has a DriveMode app which sends an auto-reply to incoming texts when the car is travelling at 40kmh or faster, letting contacts know the user will reply when it is safe.

More than 200 organisations have joined the telco’s campaign, supporting a national advertising campaign featuring the consequences of text-driving.

The first story to be told will be that of Xzavier Davis-Bilbo, who was five when he was struck while crossing the street by a young woman texting while driving in 2010 and left paralysed from the waist down.

Were you caught out? Check our galleries:

Sydney texters mega-gallery

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