Texting While Driving in NH

[NoBozo]

I'm not a cell phone owner so have no knowledge of the particulars of texting. Someone said it's against the law to "Text" while driving in NH. So if a LEO stops someone for "Texting".....How does the LEO determine that texting was actually occurring?

Does the LEO have to confiscate the phone on the spot, as evidence of the crime? Couldn't the perpetrator just DELETE the screen ..or message....when he saw the blue lights? Inquiring minds.. NB

[hilltopper]

This subject was discussed in this thread...

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...exting+driving

[VtSteve]

The police can obtain records from the wireless carrier as to the activity at the time of the stop. If a text was sent, the time stamp would be incriminating. Cell phones are now routinely sent to a lab in traffic accidents where they are suspected of being the cause. I can't imagine anyone concentrating on texting while driving. Just a second or two with the eyes and mind away from the road can be quite hazardous.

Cell phones make for quite the PC buzz nowadays. But there are other distractions. I've seen drivers reading the paper while driving. Mothers with heads turned while squawking at kids in the back set. Eating, searching for things on the floor, etc..

For those that golf, a great analogy for many of today's drivers would be a 30 handicapper playing from the black tees Many drivers are handicapped enough without any additional distractions.

[sa meredith]

It is indeed OK to Text while driving...but one must posses strong "knee/steering wheel cooridination" skills.
If stopped by the police, simply inform him or her, that you have a strong knee.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by sa meredith

It is indeed OK to Text while driving...but one must posses strong "knee/steering wheel cooridination" skills.
If stopped by the police, simply inform him or her, that you have a strong knee.

Back when I was a young man (I'm going on 69) I was perfectly capable of driving my Austin Healey 100-6 at unmentionable speeds with a Quart of ..Schaefer beer between my legs.... I remember it was 48 cents a quart.... Budweiser was 54 cents a quart..and I would have prefered Bud but I was on a budget. You had to be careful when you took a swig at speed....if you hit a bump you could chip a tooth. Those were the days. NB

EDIT: Back in those days..bottles were made of glass.

[SAMIAM]

I hear you,NoBozo.......in my younger days,I had to stop drinking Corona beer because it was too distracting to cut up a lime behind the wheel.

[trfour]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I hear you,NoBozo.......in my younger days,I had to stop drinking Corona beer because it was too distracting to cut up a lime behind the wheel.

WHAT??.. That's like pu'ddin tabasco on your vanilla ice cream cone.

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I hear you,NoBozo.......in my younger days,I had to stop drinking Corona beer because it was too distracting to cut up a lime behind the wheel.

If you think that's tough try making a frozen margharita.

[dpg]

So if a LEO stops someone for "Texting".....How does the LEO determine that texting was actually occurring?

I know I'm slow, very slow but what's LEO? It's probably so simple it escapes me?

[topwater]

Law Enforcement Officer

[fatlazyless]

Truck driver texting is how the dispatch gets in touch with the driver, and vice versa. Most 10-wheel semi tractors have a text-er device with a small screen mounted top of the dashboard, next to the cb radio.

Talking on the cell phone, texting, and shifting a non-synchro tranny and smok'n, all at once, is probably going on. 50% of all truckers are cigarette smokers.

Truckers are supposed to pull over when texting.......yeah sure.....like that really happens!

What's next.....satellite tv on the dashboard?

[Eagle]

Originally Posted by sa meredith

If stopped by the police, simply inform him or her, that you have a strong knee.

And a very small brain?

[jeffk]

Is there any type of law that says a driver should have at least one hand on the wheel when the vehicle is in motion? Or is this one of those things that falls under the "too stupid to be mentioned" clause of lawmaking?

[CrawfordCentury]

Originally Posted by jeffk

Is there any type of law that says a driver should have at least one hand on the wheel when the vehicle is in motion? Or is this one of those things that falls under the "too stupid to be mentioned" clause of lawmaking?

Driving advice from Jim Morrison.

[trfour]

Give Us A Break! Most can't pay attention to the many driving rules as it is, let alone being involved in a cell phone conversation or God Forbid Tex-ting while behind the wheel...
If anyone wants to make more sense, save lives and do it other than from behind the wheel!!!!

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[ApS]

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