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    Truckers: Text War Spoilers?

    British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm

    New York Times Public Editor Has To Explain His Paper's Reckless Driving Habits

    NYT To America's Teenage Drivers: Stop Texing, Goddamnit!

    The Dangers Of Walking While Texting: Staten Island Teen Ends Up In Manhole

    New York Times Cannot Afford Text Messaging

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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    09/28/09

    In reply to Truckers: Text War Spoilers?

    Personally, I'm just concerned that Billy Joel is driving a truck at all.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/28/09

    In reply to Truckers: Text War Spoilers?
    Mile 176 on the double-nickel, we've got a bear in the air with two chasers.
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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    09/28/09

    @CaptainFantastic: "Pigpen this here's the Rubber Duck, and I'm about to put the Twitter down!"
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    Image of Spy from the Land of Rainpeople Spy from the Land of Rainpeople
    09/28/09

    @CaptainFantastic: I'll ask you for a movie recommendation. You obviously know the trucker lingo. What would be a nice movie to watch about truckers? Something that stood up to the test of time?
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    CaptainFantastic promoted this comment Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was starred Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was unstarred
    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/28/09

    @Spy from the Land of Rainpeople: Convoy
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    Image of crayolalettuce crayolalettuce
    09/28/09

    @Spy from the Land of Rainpeople: definitely "Over The Top" [www.imdb.com]
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    CaptainFantastic promoted this comment Edited by crayolalettuce at 09/28/09 2:43 PM crayolalettuce was starred crayolalettuce was unstarred
    Image of Spy from the Land of Rainpeople Spy from the Land of Rainpeople
    09/29/09

    @crayolalettuce: @CaptainFantastic: Thanks to both of you.
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    Image of ArleenCabango ArleenCabango
    09/28/09

    In reply to Truckers: Text War Spoilers?
    tapping a couple of buttons to refresh a screen or a quick glance to read the display is hardly the same as looking down every 5 seconds while you are steering with your elbows so you can text with your BFF. it's no wonder truck drivers are not happy
    that said, perhaps it is time for the folks that make those truck systems to work out ways to reduce the need to tap or look. like signals that refresh the computers when they pass a marker, sound cues or colors that are easier to note than having to read text.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    09/28/09

    In reply to Truckers: Text War Spoilers?
    A couple of weeks ago, the AP or someone published an analysis that something like twenty-two states which have some kind of limitation on texting while driving, also text or tweet road conditions.

    The possible inclusion of truck computers in a federal policy causes me to wonder: When you're approaching a weigh station and the overhead says "Truckers follow onboard instructions", I've always assumed that the instructions were appearing on a screen...
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    Edited by Magister at 09/28/09 6:04 AM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of Jsmoke Jsmoke
    09/28/09

    In reply to Truckers: Text War Spoilers?
    Do they still use those cool trucker names when they text?
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    Image of Btwbfdimho Btwbfdimho
    09/28/09


    @Jsmoke:
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    Image of BlinkyMcChuck BlinkyMcChuck
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    Horrifying. Yes, put it on.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    this is your car. this is your car if you drive and text.

    shorter
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    Does british television put on a seven minute commercials? Where would this be shown, exactly?
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    Image of gooneruk gooneruk
    08/24/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: It'd usually be on at some godforsaken hour in the middle of the night on an obscure channel. Occasionally it'll pop up on one of the main five channels, but it'll be close to midnight if it does.

    With this one, however, I reckon there'll be a 30-second edit for normal ad breaks, with a tagline like "see the full version online at: ", with the hope of it going viral.

    These kids with their myfacebook and twitters...
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/24/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: An upload of the original says it'll be shown in schools, but the main text is in Russian or something, so I don't know its accuracy.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    I see people texting while driving all the time. It's something I'd never do, as I don't even text while not driving, so I feel no need to watch this myself, but damn straight people who are texting while driving should be looking at it. I don't give a damn if it traumatizes them. They're risking people's lives and I'm supposed to be worried about their poor feelings?
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    Image of Benny Benny
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    I'm surprised by the fuss over this. We've had these kinds of commercials (some far more graphic than this one) for as long as I can remember in Australia. Is there none of this kind of advertising in the States?
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/24/09

    @Benny: I've seen some of Australia's work via YouTube or similar sites, but in the States, we really don't have a lot of places to put a 4:15 commercial unless somebody pays for it.

    Certainly the thing is graphic and it definitely drives the point home, but unless a director were to put it in front of their next blockbuster or the unless the government were to underwrite its distribution, it's pretty much up to the whims of YouTube.
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    Edited by Magister at 08/24/09 3:29 AM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of Benny Benny
    08/24/09

    @Magister: Interesting. Ours typically aren't as long as this one, but I've seen so many people die horribly in these kinds of ads over the years that, to be honest, I've probably become a bit desensitised.

    Here's one which shows an impact with a pedestrian in super slow motion while detailing the specifics of his individual injuries, for example.

    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    08/24/09

    In reply to British Texting While Driving PSA Will Make You Think Twice, Squirm
    Obama could use some smart advertising like this. Imagine if this commercial ended with the screen reading "I bet you wish you had that public option now."
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    07/26/09

    In reply to New York Times Public Editor Has To Explain His Paper's Reckless Driving Habits
    I've been putting off replace my battered, old flip phone for one of these "keyboard" phones because I can text with one hand, without looking at the keypad. I do alot of highway driving, as opposed to those who try to text in rush hour city traffic.
    There's no way I'd ever attempt to drive and text with an iphone or the style of phone in the picture.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    07/26/09

    In reply to New York Times Public Editor Has To Explain His Paper's Reckless Driving Habits
    Perhaps we should all just embrace texting while driving. We could all just assume a greater danger on the roads. This would possibly cause a reduction in peoples' recreational driving. Less driving means fewer emissions and lower fuel consumption.
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    Image of LoveHandles LoveHandles
    07/26/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: This sounds better than the fuel emmision standards. Well done
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    07/26/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: It would certainly cause a reduction in people, so you might be onto something.
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    Image of sarrible sarrible
    07/26/09

    @LoveHandles: Yeah, but have you ever seen a hybrid ambulance? Those dirty-burning boxes would be doing big business.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    07/26/09

    @sarrible: Yeah, but there would be no prohibition to keep ambulance drivers from texting. So, who knows how helpful that they would be.
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    07/26/09

    In reply to New York Times Public Editor Has To Explain His Paper's Reckless Driving Habits
    That photo was striking -- which means it did its job -- and I remember being curious about the ethics behind it, so thanks for pointing out Hoyt's column. I think he was right that the controversy was predictable and easily forestalled with a short explanation.
    But dear, dear Foster, a couple things:
    First, I don't know when -- or whether -- this Public Editor's column ran in the print edition but it wasn't today and the online version is dated 5 days ago.
    Second, you describe this picture alternately as a photo illustration and a "real" photo. It is the latter, only. Definition of a photo illustration varies, but basically it is either an image that has been staged or one manipulated through technology. As the photographer describes it, this was a real live moment in the lives of real (stupid) kids. Labeling is important (see "sponsored posts")
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    07/26/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: You changed "today" to lately in your lede, didn't you, you rascal you.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/26/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: heh. shouldn't have been there in the first place! the "today" i implied was "we're covering this today" as a follow up to last weekend's story. but: you were right! i also changed all the references to photo/photo illustration. good catches. thanks for not being a dick while doing it, however. nicely played!
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    07/20/09

    In reply to NYT To America's Teenage Drivers: Stop Texing, Goddamnit!
    Texting! When I was a teen, the problem was bench style front seats, and girlfriends in low-cut cashmere sweaters. Let me tell you, you didn't get Blackberry thumb working that cashmere... nosirree...
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    Image of Payka Payka
    07/20/09

    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat:
    Speak english old man!
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    07/20/09

    @Payka: Whippersnappers... I oughta lay into you with my cane...
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