<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_distracted_driving_study">Study: distracted driving laws don't stop crashes</a></p>
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<p>WASHINGTON &ndash; A new study from the insurance industry finds that state laws banning wireless calling or texting while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes.</p>
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<p>So how about our legislature not pass another ineffective and pointless law that will do nothing but help the lawmakers say &quot;See, I care about you&rdquo; at reelection time.</p>
<p>Shall we take bets about whether or not this will actually happen, though? We have enough voters who want to live in a nanny state, a place where the government watches over the every move of every citizen for the &quot;public good&quot;, that even though the evidence proves texting laws are completely pointless, people will still want them.</p>
<p>Should you drive while texting? Of course not &ndash; that's a stupid thing to do. But a law is not going to stop that sort of behavior, common sense does that. And as far as I know, possessing common sense is still not required by law.</p>