Does texting a driver make you responsible for eventual accidents? Judge will decide on Friday

2. PimpStrong posted on 22 May 2012, 06:50 5

That's a buncha crap. The driver chose on their own accord to use their phone while driving so it is 100% their fault. What if someone else text them during their conversation? Are two people now to blame?

If someone tells me to jump off a bridge and I do it, it's not their fault.

4. threed61 posted on 22 May 2012, 07:07 2

The American injustice system belongs to the people with money and the trial lawyers trying to grab their cut.

5. jbitounis posted on 22 May 2012, 07:28 1

This sounds like a news story The Onion or Monty Pythons would come up with. Are they for real? This is utter bs and it's not even worth explaining why.

6. ibap posted on 22 May 2012, 07:34 2

Oh, so now we're supposed to be clairvoyant and KNOW what the other person is doing? So if you send a message like "Have you left yet?" we're liable for what the driver does? How about if the message says "If you haven't left yet, call me"?

This is as stupid as the driver that was texting while driving.

7. tluv00 posted on 22 May 2012, 07:38 0

The driver chose to text while driving regardless of whether or not the girl was texting him. If anything she is just a bitch for continuously texting him knowing he was driving but he chose his actions while driving.

8. cybervlad81 posted on 22 May 2012, 09:31 0

The driver was not forced to pick up the phone. He chose to look at the device instead of the road.

9. jsjakesaid posted on 22 May 2012, 09:57 0

is it illegal to text whilst riding your bicycle?

10. microsoftnokiawin posted on 22 May 2012, 11:12 0

it's the driver's fault 100%

13. InspectorGadget80 posted on 22 May 2012, 13:48 0

If you get CAUGHT TEXING you should be ban from driving any vehicle. it's your responsiblity as a driver. YOU'RE eyes should BE ON THE ROAD not on your phone. if you want to text someone PULL OVER for a few minutes then respond. their are too many irrespsondsible people on the road today. even my freinds talk/text ON THEIR phone. and I hate to be in the passenger seat as they do that

14. cityeighteen posted on 22 May 2012, 14:16 0

The driver is the only person responsible. He made the choice to read the text message rather than focusing on the road.

15. Allen3697 posted on 22 May 2012, 15:22 0

They're only responsible if they know that the person is driving. If not, then it's not their fault. I don't always ask people if they're driving or not.

16. Stuntman posted on 22 May 2012, 15:29 1

If I know someone is driving and I text him, I would him to reply when he has finished driving. I can wait. If the driver chooses to text me back while he is driving, that his his own fault. If someone texts me while I'm driving, that person will have to wait until I've parked before getting a response back from me.

Next thing you know, passengers in a vehicle will be responsible because they said something causing the driver to respond and be distracted causing an accident. What's going to happen next? A law that prevents people from speaking while they are in a vehicle operated by a driver?