Legal Driving Age Made 21!!

As a follow up to my previous post on texting while driving and that the MD Legislature, having lost that battle, will now be going after just teen drivers to ban them from texting while driving. I've now learned that Virginia is going after teen drivers making stronger penalties for drunk driving offenses - just for teens.
What's up with the assault on teen drivers?! I totally understand pinching them for speeding or seatbelt wearing. But how is drunk driving or texting while driving any different for a teen than an adult? Its not, IMO. So, if this continues, why don't they just move the driving age to 21 or 25 for that matter?! And, who is representing teens' rights in these situations?

Texting While Driving - Legal in MD!

I just have to post a quick comment on this article posted on WTOP.  Proposed legislation banning text messaging while driving was shot down because MD lawmakers felt that texting didn't warrant its own law...  

Ok, so first, let me say, I sometimes text while driving, so I'm not a huge proponent of banning it, but if it happens I won't be outraged.  Its like seatbelts, I don't really love wearing them, but I do it because the consequences are far worse than the mild annoyance of the belt itself.  Ok, disclaimer over.  

So, the main point here is that MD lawmakers - had they known the first thing about technology, specifically, the multiple features and uses of cell phones, would have written the law to incorporate all uses of cell phones while driving in the first place!  But, no... they had to jump in reaction to constituent pressure and get a law on the books right away without doing the proper research.... So, the proposed ban that would incorporate texting gets shot down.  

So, their response is that they are now going to try to get it passed just for younger drivers.  Um - what?  Ok, so if I am looking down at my phone, texting while driving, am I any less dangerous than a 16 year old just because I've been driving longer?!?!  NO!  I still see can't see the road, regardless of my age!  God, I think you need to be certifiably stupid to write laws in Maryland.  And - I won't even go on about my opinions of the skills of Maryland drivers...that's a whole other post!!!  

Jott It Down!

Thanks to my friends over at LifeHack I found this amazing new service - Jott. Its voice to text technology that lets you speak a message up to 30 seconds long. It will transcribe your voice into a text message or a reminder. This makes me so happy! Watch out world, I'll be jotting you soon!