re:  Texas needed that ban on texting

In admonishing Governor Perry's veto of the law that would ban texting while driving, the Chronicle seems to forget a basic, simple fact about auto safety:  reckless driving is already illegal, regardless of the distraction.  Counter to the breathless claim of the editorial writer, vetoing a bill that specifically outlaws texting while driving isn't tantamount to saying that a "right to texting while driving" somehow trumps human life.

Damage to property, injury, or death is no less palatable if caused by a driver texting than if the driver is adjusting the radio, lighting a cigarette, or falling asleep — reckless driving is reckless driving.  We don't need new laws to, as Governor Perry called it, "micromanage" Texas drivers.

Sincerely,
Dave Smith
Houston, TX