The Augusta Chronicle
Starting Thursday, drivers will be barred by state law from texting while driving.
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Texting while driving ban begins Thursday
Adults will be able to talk on their cell phones, but teens will be banned from making calls while behind the wheel. Motorists violating the law face a $150 fine and one point on their driver's licenses.
The new restrictions have been greeted with some skepticism from law enforcement officials, who contend the ban will be difficult to enforce.
Richmond County sheriff's Lt. Scott Gay said he expects there will be circumstances where it will be tough to prove whether someone was texting -- such as when both the deputy and the motorist are traveling at high speeds. He said drivers simply should not use their phones if they can avoid it. Deputies will be on the lookout for people typing on their cell phones and, because the law is a primary offense, they can pull people over and write a ticket on the spot.
Gay said the sheriff's office will subpoena phone records in accident cases if they suspect the driver was texting.
The new restrictions have been greeted with some skepticism from law enforcement officials, who contend the ban will be difficult to enforce.
Richmond County sheriff's Lt. Scott Gay said he expects there will be circumstances where it will be tough to prove whether someone was texting -- such as when both the deputy and the motorist are traveling at high speeds. He said drivers simply should not use their phones if they can avoid it. Deputies will be on the lookout for people typing on their cell phones and, because the law is a primary offense, they can pull people over and write a ticket on the spot.
Gay said the sheriff's office will subpoena phone records in accident cases if they suspect the driver was texting.
stop at McD's and do it between bites.
You have been drinking too much corn liquor, my friend. To Hale with habitual! How many chances do they get to kill your child? People have gone absolutely crazy about these friggin' cell phones. You said, "Punish the driver after the accident occurs.?" Your loved ones are disposable, obliviously.
Or continue to post false assumptions.
There are at least four variants of this scam:
1. "Swoop and Squat." The scammer swoops in front of you, jams on the brakes, and you hit them from the rear. Inside the scammer's car are passengers who then pretend to have severe and painful injuries, even if the collision was at a very low speed.
2. "Drive Down." As you are merging into traffic, the scammer slows down and waves you forward. He then rams into your car and denies waving you into traffic, and of course, blames the accident entirely on you.
3. "Sideswipe." At a busy intersection with a dual left-turn lane, the scammer deliberately sideswipes you if you accidentally drift into the outer lane while completing the turn.
4. "Shady Helpers." Whether you've had a legitimate or staged accident, a stranger approaches you to convince you to use a specific auto-body shop, doctor or chiropractor, or lawyer. It may be a setup: you could easily get poor and overpriced work done, shoddy or no treatment, or bad legal advice.
in addition, if you slam on brakes in front of someone as the idiot above describes. you are subject to a real bad arse whoopin.
Come try them out.
The even sadder part will be when the other vehicle is full of totally innocent victims that our law calls "DEAD at the SCENE of the ACCIDENT." Does it make you feel better when you tell them not to use it while driving? If so, give them a bottle of liquor and a gun and tell them not to use them either. Clear your conscience. Oh yeah, Coggins, Pasley-Fletcher and Moody Funeral Homes wish to say, "Thank You" to all you Parents, Grandparents and other enablers of cell phone users.