Posts Tagged ‘texting while driving’
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
If you’re driving through the Raleigh, Knightdale, or the Clayton area, you may notice cars with stickers that read “LNTL”. There are hundreds of popular oval-shaped stickers in the area, but this one is different. The “LNTL” stands for ”Live now. Text later.” Last month I chose to support the start-up organization that produced the stickers.
I wanted to help promote a message that prevents auto accidents, injuries, and even death. Texting while driving is unsafe. It is also illegal in North Carolina. In an earlier post I gave a “shout out” to a church that posted a sign that read, “Honk if you love Jesus - Text while driving if you want to meet him.”
Texting while driving is not just a problem limited to teenaged drivers. We all get busy and are tempted to text, read emails, or chat casually while driving. Each of these activities is extremely dangerous, and have been called a new form of drunk driving. Now that I am a part of the message against texting while driving, I am going to hold myself accountable.
You can read more about the free car stickers at http://www.LiveNowTextLater.com.
Tags: auto accident, clayton nc, injury, knightdale, live now text later, lntl, raleigh, texting while driving
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Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Somehow I missed this one until one of my attorney friends posted it on facebook. An Episcopal church in Port St. Lucie displayed a headturning sign with a message:
HONK IF YOU LOVE JESUS — TEXT WHILE DRIVING IF YOU WANT TO MEET HIM.
This is probably one of the most brilliant messages that I have heard of to address the problem of texting while driving. I have seen some grotesque images of auto accidents of resulting from a driver distracted by texting, but even the images cannot compare with this message.
Texting while driving is an abosolute “no no”. Researchers liken it to driving while impaired. On December 1, 2009, North Carolina’s texting while driving ban was enacted. Violators face $100 fine and court cost if caught. I suspect that the legal system will show less and less grace to those who are involved in accidents as a result of texting. According to the sign’s message, the legal system should be the least of one’s worries.
Tags: auto accident, texting while driving
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