Ted Deutch Quotes

I think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be focused on looking ahead, in the mirrors, being aware of what's around you, and to type on a small keyboard and a small screen.

We've become such a multitasking society that just paying attention to the road doesn't seem to be that important anymore. I have to remind my kids all the time that that's what you're supposed to be doing in the car.

A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.

Of course texting while driving is a terrible idea.

Anyone who dials a phone while driving is flirting with death. And anyone who texts while driving is insane.

Honk if you love Jesus, text while driving if you want to meet up.

Here in California, we passed a law against texting while driving. But there's no law preventing you from writing a letter while driving.

I would like to ban people being allowed to text while in a crosswalk.

We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years.

My legs have become accustomed to the treadmill. And in L.A., running on the street is asking for a distracted texting driver to knock you over.

For every cyclist who jumps a red light, a thousand drivers break speed limits or gape dangerously at their smartphones while driving.

I've been in 30 car crashes, none of 'em my fault, I swear on a stack of midgets... OK, they were probably all my fault.

I hated going to school, mainly because my sister would drive me and she would put her make-up on while she drove. That's dangerous. That should be illegal.

I cannot emphasize just how dangerous it is cycling in the city. Especially now. Even though it is against the law to do this, you'll see people texting while they drive.

My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver.

I've stopped racing to get to the red light.

If we could do away with traffic accidents, that'd be wonderful. There'd be more than a million people saved every year on this planet.

We must do a better job of educating all drivers to be safer on the road.

People do really stupid things while driving.

If you've been driving for a little while and nothing's happened to you yet - and you've been texting and driving - you think, 'Oh nothing's going to happen.' But all it takes is an accident happening with one of your friends or God forbid, something happening to you, to really give you a wake-up call.

The difference between talking on your cell phone while driving and speaking with a passenger is huge. The person on the other end of the cell phone is chattering away, oblivious.

People text when they're meant to actually be driving. So imagine what they do when they think the car's got it under control.

Well, it is so difficult right now when you look out on the road and how fast people go and the more and more cars you see out there, for teenagers, you'd think a kid that literally, a few years before, was sitting back in a car seat in the back seat is now behind the wheel.

I'm sure people are shocked when they see a guy speeding and cutting them off and having road rage while in a Prius.

I like to drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on the phone?