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Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable...
    #18769174 - 08/28/13 04:28 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

A New Jersey appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a person could have a legal duty to avoid texting with someone who is driving.

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...Disagreeing with a lower court, a panel of judges found that when a motorist is texting while driving and causes an accident, the person who was exchanging messages with the driver can also be liable for negligence.

But the bar is high. The intermediate appellate court made clear that the sender would be liable only if the person had a “special reason” to know the driver was on the road and would read the messages...


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: vinsue] * 6
    #18769181 - 08/28/13 04:30 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

It's an insane ruling.  Is no one responsible for their own behavior?


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: vinsue]
    #18769183 - 08/28/13 04:30 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

That is fucking retarded LOL. Just because you text someone doesnt mean you are making them look at that text while the are driving.

Any lawyer would have this ticket/case thrown out easily


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #18769192 - 08/28/13 04:32 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I feel like if somebody tells you they're driving then it has at least some sort of basis, but it seems almost impossible to enforce :shrug:.  I'm sure it will be overturned at some point, so no point in even arguing it.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Mush4Brains] * 3
    #18769219 - 08/28/13 04:39 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

The only person at fault is the driver


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Mush4Brains]
    #18769229 - 08/28/13 04:42 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I say sue the cell providers/manufacturers.  There's got to be some way to have the phone recognize it's not stationary, and cut service

:trololol: 


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769230 - 08/28/13 04:42 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah how am I supposed to know if the person I'm texting, is driving unless they tell me.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: vinsue] * 2
    #18769279 - 08/28/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Stupid, unbelievably so. It's the driver's responsibility to not pick up his/her phone. Period.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: VivaLaMushie]
    #18769343 - 08/28/13 05:04 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

VivaLaMushie said:
Yeah how am I supposed to know if the person I'm texting, is driving unless they tell me.



How do you know they're telling the truth?

I thought the whole appeal of texting was that it didn't require an immediate reply and didn't have to take place in real time.  Then there is the issue that the driver can always pull over.  This judge is a fucking retard.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769349 - 08/28/13 05:05 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
This judge is a fucking retard.




It was a panel of judges.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Mush4Brains] * 1
    #18769369 - 08/28/13 05:09 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

The ones who voted yes are retards.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769400 - 08/28/13 05:16 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Lol zappa.

Yeah, I'm against texting /talking on the phone while driving 100%,

I hate texting though, so I hardly ever touch my phone. I see it as pointless, necessary in emergencies and other people are just so obsessed with their phones and it drives me nuts.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769412 - 08/28/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah this ruling is pure nonsense. It was purely the driver's responsibility to operate the vehicle safely.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769439 - 08/28/13 05:26 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I didn't check the link until now but it said this

Quote:

In this case, the appeals court didn’t find the friend liable because there wasn’t enough proof that she knew her friend would look at her messages while driving and be distracted.




They say that it "might" come up if the texter has "special knowledge".  Retards.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769534 - 08/28/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Absolutely fucking retarded.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: vinsue]
    #18769584 - 08/28/13 05:57 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

This is ridiculous! Since when is a driver's behavior and actions on the road the responsibility of anyone else? If a driver drinks and then drives, is it the fault of whoever sold him the liquor? :shrug:


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: BoldAsLove]
    #18769595 - 08/28/13 05:58 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Um, some times...:faded: . . . :peace:


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: vinsue]
    #18769604 - 08/28/13 06:00 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Imma be honest.

If this law was passed and i lived in new jersey, i would move immediately.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: xbloodwhipx]
    #18769624 - 08/28/13 06:03 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

It isn't a law.  It's a tort.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769639 - 08/28/13 06:05 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
It isn't a law.  It's a tort.




K
Imma be honest.

If this tort was passed and i lived in new jersey, i would move immediately.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: xbloodwhipx]
    #18769662 - 08/28/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Read the link. 

You don't pass torts.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769676 - 08/28/13 06:10 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
Read the link. 

You don't pass torts.



Yes you do


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: VivaLaMushie]
    #18769702 - 08/28/13 06:14 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

VivaLaMushie said:
Yeah how am I supposed to know if the person I'm texting, is driving unless they tell me.



Well, it is pretty clear that if you don't know then you aren't at fault.

Still stupid, but they at least thought the most obvious fault through.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769842 - 08/28/13 06:42 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
It isn't a law.  It's a tort.




ur a tort.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Gumby]
    #18769891 - 08/28/13 06:53 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

No U R.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769894 - 08/28/13 06:54 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Torts'R'Us


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18769977 - 08/28/13 07:11 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
No U R.



Torts are passed. Like laws.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: xbloodwhipx]
    #18770019 - 08/28/13 07:21 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

They are civil disputes.  They generally have nothing to do with anything statutory.


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: xbloodwhipx]
    #18770033 - 08/28/13 07:23 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Nuh uh you pass'em


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: zappaisgod]
    #18777311 - 08/30/13 01:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

zappaisgod said:
The only person at fault is the driver



The only person who would disagree with that is a name stealing little bitch.. not that I'm referring to someone else who posted in this thread:pipesmoke:


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Mush 4 Brains]
    #18777361 - 08/30/13 01:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

They should make it a law so you can't have text conversations if it takes you longer then 10 minutes to respond or you're just going to text someone to bullshit.

I have obligations dammit! :peyotezen:


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Re: Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable... [Re: Konyap]
    #18777474 - 08/30/13 01:56 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

How do they know your even texting the driver? If i'm in a car and someone texts me and i have a passenger I just hand them my phone to text for me, and they'll say i'm driving. :shrug:


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