{"id":12281,"date":"2010-11-09T03:18:08","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T08:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12281"},"modified":"2010-11-09T05:16:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T10:16:20","slug":"drivers-distraction-is-sure-sign-of-trouble-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/11\/09\/drivers-distraction-is-sure-sign-of-trouble-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver’s Distraction is Sure Sign of Trouble on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

DRIVER’S DISTRACTION IS SURE SIGN OF TROUBLE ON THE ROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 7, 2010<\/p>\n

DEAR ABBY: A woman driving the car ahead of me was swerving and weaving in
\nand out of the next lane. She would slow down, then speed up, and I thought
\nshe might have been drunk. As I pulled up beside her, I realized she was
\nusing sign language to communicate with her passenger. She would turn her
\nhead toward the passenger, signing with both hands and ignoring her
\nresponsibilities of being a good driver. Is this legal?<\/p>\n

That woman was driving recklessly, and I don’t think she should have been
\ndriving if she couldn’t pay attention to the road. — SAFE DRIVER IN
\nLEXINGTON, S.C.<\/p>\n

DEAR SAFE DRIVER: According to the Beverly Hills, Calif., Police Department,
\nthe use of sign language is legal as long as it doesn’t interfere with safe
\ndriving. The state of California has a basic speed law that states: “No
\nperson shall drive a vehicle upon a state highway at a speed greater than is
\nreasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic
\non, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event which
\nendangers the safety of persons or property.”<\/p>\n

In the case you have described, the person who was signing to her passenger
\nwas in violation of this law. I’m sure your state has similar regulations.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.uexpress.com\/dearabby\/?uc_full_date=20101107<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DRIVER’S DISTRACTION IS SURE SIGN OF TROUBLE ON THE ROAD November 7, 2010 DEAR ABBY: A woman driving the car ahead of me was swerving and weaving in and out of the next lane. She would slow down, then speed…<\/p>\n

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