I consider a texting driver to be more dangerous than a person with a blood alcohol level of .15.
I was on I-65 northbound on my way to louisville this morning doing 82 mph in my FRS and this chick in an econobox passed me in the passing lane, eyes glued to the cell phone at steering wheel height, looking up at the road, and down at the phone, while following a car at about 4 car lengths distance. I wished I was driving my winter beater (the FRS never sees snow or salt) so I could casually pull in front of her and watch the mirror. At the moment I see her look down at her phone, hit the brakes just a bit and watch her plow into me, getting a nice settlement for my troubles, and getting top dollar for my beater.
I’d never do it (I don’t believe in any kind of brake checking), but a man can dream!
I think you’re just mad because you were being passed by a chick in an econobox ;-)
Some of the latest studies say that a texting driver is six times more likely to be involved in a crash than an impaired driver. It’s all about divided attention.