Grant Laird, Jr. Blog

Recently article “Proposed State Law Targets Cell Phone Drivers” — it raised some concerns about using cell phone while driving vehicle in Texas.

Personally, I’ve experienced couple near-accidents in the past. Yet I can’t help it but I still texting while driving vehicle everyday. It is like addicted and hard to put it down or pulled off the road.

In fact, cell phone and PDA-type (Blackberry, Sidekick, Treo, etc.) are not only issue we face everyday. Many of us still eat or chat while driving the vehicle. What about listening to radio? Some of us do read newspaper or something, too. What about laptop with cell phone based card on it? Yes, it falls into same category.

I know some of you can do it very well while driving. Some people cannot do it regardless. It’s pretty scary. What’s more, I disagree that hand-free device is OK to use. No way. It’s not fair that deaf people like you and I can’t really text the message without touch it.

Oh yeah, few cities and states already banned it from using cell phone and handheld. (New Jersey, District of Columbia, etc.) To view cell phone law list, click here.

Maybe you want to add this as part of your new year resolution by reduce this habit. It is one of my resolution for 2007.

Can you live without it while driving the vehicle? Why? Why not?