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47 %

No, poor idea

46 %

Yes, good idea

7 %

I have mixed feelings

@Mar '13 c 184 comments V 300 votes

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3 hr

FreelancerFl

v No, poor idea

Kids will do what they want regardless of what anyone tell them. "Kids don't do drugs" they're going to go out and do drugs because it's rebellious.

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7 hr
HMB1114 voted

v Yes, good idea
8 hr

Nurse8493

v Yes, good idea

Since when is a bad idea to give the free gift of wisdom? We look up to our leaders for such advice. That is what their job is to do.

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16 hr
johndziedzic voted

v Yes, good idea
Thu
warwil630 voted

v No, poor idea
Thu
Bob72370 voted

v I have mixed feelings
Thu
silentrunning endorsed NormalFlora

v Yes, good idea
Thu
Philof voted

v No, poor idea
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Wed
MarkColwell endorsed BelinKS

v I have mixed feelings
May 21
jeffreyknee voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 21
DemonsAngel13 endorsed awbaldridge

v Yes, good idea
May 21
9MileTrucking voted

v No, poor idea
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May 20
DesignerLM voted

v No, poor idea
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May 20

tomincali

v No, poor idea

sounds like another way to waste of money. those who are foolish enough to do this will not pay any attention to what gov has to say.

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May 20

Bill2E

v No, poor idea

Do I want more government control? Hell NO

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May 19
Jaybird1964 voted

v Yes, good idea
May 19
CoreyBairre voted

v Yes, good idea
May 19

mikev9359

v No, poor idea

The government should expand technology that will disable texting when a car is in motion.

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May 19
LEC endorsed BelinKS

v I have mixed feelings
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May 19

Avoicenmany

v I have mixed feelings

While it sounds like a good idea, I highly doubt that any kid would actually listen. Plus they already know not to do it.

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May 18

Goose

v No, poor idea

Damn I get sick of this! "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" It's a broken record that never stops!

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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v No, poor idea
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May 16
Gatnos endorsed FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea
May 16
Mournwolf voted

v I have mixed feelings
May 16
littlewolf8469 voted

v No, poor idea
May 15
NextPresident voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 13
smbiz voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 12
SlimElmo91 voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 12

gherlone

v No, poor idea

not the government's job. waste of tax dollars. their job is to enforce laws about negligent or reckless driving -- this is just one form of it.

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May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed NormalFlora

v Yes, good idea
May 11

RoyFloyd

v Yes, good idea

Not sponsor. A certain number of minutes per hour of PSAs should be required as part of a media outlet's FCC license agreement, like it used to be. Of course the message is for idiots, but some still need them: Don't text and drive. Don't drink and drive. Don't stick a sharp object into your eye...especially while driving.

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May 10
LGRepublican endorsed FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea
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May 10

TheHandsomeOne

v No, poor idea

We have the technological wherewithal to drastically increase driver testing standards to verify both good judgment and skills via driver simulations, proper vision tests that also include depth perception, periphial and night vision, even physical conditioning, and then psych tests like mfr/mhr's that the staff here uses on many of you in the big picture. However, if this is not addressed logically and prudently, ie.... not passing out driver's licenses to just anyone that wants one, as is done now and for many years.... what will happen within ten years is that many of you will be getting tickets in the mail for speeding, crossing over yellow lines, or any number of...

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May 9
kwwb voted

v Yes, good idea
May 9
oldtimer2 endorsed NormalFlora

v Yes, good idea
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May 9
buckilaked voted

v Yes, good idea
May 9
DanielZ voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 8
anc713 endorsed FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea
May 7
that1guy voted

v No, poor idea
May 7
PaulUK2901 voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 7
LilliB voted

v No, poor idea
May 7

Prime_Meridian

v Yes, good idea

Yes, GREAT idea. More kids die as a result of automobile accidents than as a result of anything else. Why not devote more resources to the no. 1 cause of fatalities for kids?

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May 7
BravoJuliet endorsed MongoAPillager

v No, poor idea
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May 7
farmer_bruce endorsed FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea
May 6
Johnnytj voted

v Yes, good idea
May 6
Politic-n endorsed JoeJared

v No, poor idea
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May 5
Rpete endorsed FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea
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May 5
MuhammadGooner voted

v Yes, good idea
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May 4

fraps

v Yes, good idea

The warning should include that the first offense is a misdemeanor punishable by at least six months in jail. The second offense is a felony punishable by 5 years in prison and permanent revocation of the right to drive. That PSA would work.

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May 4
sammarie voted

v Yes, good idea

3 hr

FreelancerFl

v No, poor idea

Kids will do what they want regardless of what anyone tell them. "Kids don't do drugs" they're going to go out and do drugs because it's rebellious.

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Nurse8493

v Yes, good idea

Since when is a bad idea to give the free gift of wisdom? We look up to our leaders for such advice. That is what their job is to do.

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May 20

tomincali

v No, poor idea

sounds like another way to waste of money. those who are foolish enough to do this will not pay any attention to what gov has to say.

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May 20

Bill2E

v No, poor idea

Do I want more government control? Hell NO

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May 19

mikev9359

v No, poor idea

The government should expand technology that will disable texting when a car is in motion.

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May 19

Avoicenmany

v I have mixed feelings

While it sounds like a good idea, I highly doubt that any kid would actually listen. Plus they already know not to do it.

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May 18

Goose

v No, poor idea

Damn I get sick of this! "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" "Should the government spend.....?" It's a broken record that never stops!

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May 12

gherlone

v No, poor idea

not the government's job. waste of tax dollars. their job is to enforce laws about negligent or reckless driving -- this is just one form of it.

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May 11

RoyFloyd

v Yes, good idea

Not sponsor. A certain number of minutes per hour of PSAs should be required as part of a media outlet's FCC license agreement, like it used to be. Of course the message is for idiots, but some still need them: Don't text and drive. Don't drink and drive. Don't stick a sharp object into your eye...especially while driving.

B1

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May 10

TheHandsomeOne

v No, poor idea

We have the technological wherewithal to drastically increase driver testing standards to verify both good judgment and skills via driver simulations, proper vision tests that also include depth perception, periphial and night vision, even physical conditioning, and then psych tests like mfr/mhr's that the staff here uses on many of you in the big picture. However, if this is not addressed logically and prudently, ie.... not passing out driver's licenses to just anyone that wants one, as is done now and for many years.... what will happen within ten years is that many of you will be getting tickets in the mail for speeding, crossing over yellow lines, or any number of...

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May 7

Prime_Meridian

v Yes, good idea

Yes, GREAT idea. More kids die as a result of automobile accidents than as a result of anything else. Why not devote more resources to the no. 1 cause of fatalities for kids?

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May 10

TheHandsomeOne

The root of the problem is that testing/certifiying of operators is woefully inadequate. Any 16 year old with a license can get behind the wheel of nearly a F1 street legal racer, having tremendous HP:Weight numbers, or 8000 pound dually with 1200 ft/lbs of torque, and go kill themselves and anyone else. That is where the people and states are negligent and been made to accept this very lacking in common sense approach to operator certification. I mean damnit, you don't even have to have your night vision tested, depth perception or much of anything else to get one. EVERYONE that wants one gets one and that in and of itself should tell anyone this means the ce...

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May 4

fraps

v Yes, good idea

The warning should include that the first offense is a misdemeanor punishable by at least six months in jail. The second offense is a felony punishable by 5 years in prison and permanent revocation of the right to drive. That PSA would work.

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May 4

ZombieMedic

v No, poor idea

Waste of money. Parents can teach what kids need to know.

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May 2

JohnnyDee

v Yes, good idea

It is a good idea. Providing information about safety IS acceptable. Cramming through useless 'feel-good' legislation isn't.

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Apr 28

CaryNickel

v No, poor idea

Taxpayers should not be paying for Public Service Announcements that teach people about the dangers of texting, a service offered by private, for profit companies. If anyone should be sponsoring those PSA's, it is the cell phone companies that provide the service. First, though, parents need to decide if their children should even have cell phones and texting capabilities. If the kids aren't responsible enough to text safely, then parents need to make the decision and be held liable for their kids actions.

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Apr 25

RepomanGP

v Yes, good idea

As taxpayers, we're going to pay one way or another. We're already paying the medical bills for those injured in texting-related accidents, so I'd like to see a portion of the fines/fees from texting while driving tickets used to pay for the PSAs. Call me crazy, but I think we'd probably spend less money on PSAs than on medical bills and if if helps raise awareness and reduce accidents and deaths everybody wins.

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Mar '13

Felecia

v Yes, good idea

Well I think if they text an drive they should go to jail for 30 days an pay a fine for doing it !

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Mar '13

Zazziness

v Yes, good idea

Of all the things my tax dollars get used for, education attempts never bother me. Yes, teach kids not to text and drive. Teach them why they shouldn't huff aerosol fumes. Teach them not to chew on lead. While you're at it, teach adults that the rearview mirror was not put there so you can put on makeup during stop-and-go traffic on the freeway.

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Mar '13

Chix

v No, poor idea

The government has enough to do. This should be funded by insurance companies.

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Mar '13

Concerned_Cit

v No, poor idea

Government sponsored anything is a bad idea as there will be massive monetary misappropriations, aka, stealing from taxpayers. People can learn the hard way not to do stupid things like texting and driving when they slam into someone. What should be legalized is beating the hell out of anyone that causes an accident while doing something like that.

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Mar '13

FollowTheMoney

v No, poor idea

The government needs to be worrying about how they're going to pay their debts. Leave the common sense lessons to those that actually have some.

B3

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Mar '13

awbaldridge

v Yes, good idea

I can hear it now..."this is the parents' job"..."it will cost too much money"... Well, 1) I know parents who text and drive themselves, and some parents will not teach their kids this lesson. And it doesn't just affect their kids, it affects the safety of everyone on the road. So I'm not willing to bank on every parent doing their job. 2) A PSA doesn't cost THAT much, and if it helps save money from cleaning up accidents and going to court and filing police reports and health care costs, it could pay for itself and more.

e23 endorsed

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Mar '13

ASmith

v Yes, good idea

"Texting and driving" is as dangerous as drinking and driving. Of course the public needs to be educated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But you can bet the farm that inbred teabagger morons will blather about "individual freedoms" while ignoring the individual freedom of those who don't want to be killed by a distracted driver.

B1

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Mar '13

JoeJared

v No, poor idea

This is the parents' responsibility.

B1

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e7 endorsed

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Mar '13

NormalFlora

v Yes, good idea

This will save lives. How could we NOT support it?

e7 endorsed

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Mar '13

MongoAPillager

v No, poor idea

What the hell is a PSA?don,t need big brother to teach me or my children anything,if my children are using an cell phone while driving,i will confiscate both for an indeterminate period.sorry to put the government toadies out of work,but i spend to much time repairing the damage done to my children at public schools as it is!!

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e5 endorsed

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Mar '13

BelinKS

v I have mixed feelings

I can see why they would want to put more PSA's out, but kids already know what the consequences could be. I think it would be a waste of tax payer money. If a private organization wanted to do it with their own money, more power to them.

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Mar '13

Ryuo

v No, poor idea

While we're at it, why don't we have a PSA to teach kids not to run with scissors? It is enough to add it to the list of the many stupid things you can do while driving, and mention it in Driver Ed.

B1

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Mar '13

frigginhell

v No, poor idea

let the phone company pay for the psa or god help us let their parents actually do some parenting.

B1

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Mar '13

Woody20164

v Yes, good idea

As a staunch libertarian, I support these. Protecting me from fools is a legitimate function of government. I also think they should run ads telling idiots to turn on their lights in the rain and at dusk, drive in the right lane if you're not about to turn left, and to stop before turning right on red. They could use the money they'd save by stop wasting time stopping people for seat belt violations.

B2

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