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This means that any accident attributed to cell phone use will end up being a felony with prison time, much like being drunk and killing someone. It will be much easier to prove cell phone use than alcohol use.
I agree, a total ban on all phone usage in a moving vehicle ASAP.
That's a stupid knee jerk reaction and had been discussed to death.
I wonder how truckers and their CB's managed all those years without clowns calling for a total ban on all talking in a moving vehicle? And I wonder what they would say?
Have a law, have a punishment, most people will comply, those who don't might have to pony up some $$ even if they don't get into an accident, and the rest will drive recklessly no matter what. That's the best you can ever hope for.
This means that any accident attributed to cell phone use will end up being a felony with prison time, much like being drunk and killing someone. It will be much easier to prove cell phone use than alcohol use.
I would imagine that in any state that allows for prosecution of drivers for negligent vehicular homicide the use of a cell phone as the contributing factor for a fatal accident would already be liable for criminal prosecution.
That's a stupid knee jerk reaction and had been discussed to death.
I wonder how truckers and their CB's managed all those years without clowns calling for a total ban on all talking in a moving vehicle? And I wonder what they would say?
Wow, that almost makes sense. I mean truckers are professional drivers certified by the DOT. There are 10,000X as many automobile drivers on the road.
I mean, maybe in your world your analogy makes sense
No hands free cell use in cars? Just another way to separate money from Americans who have enough to worry about. Did CB radios kill thousands 30 years ago?
I don't know why hands free is an issue. My car has manufacturer built in bluetooth that activates my phone through the console system and sound system. I can control my phone through the steering wheel and even have voice dial on the steering wheel.
I never feel distracted talking in my car, anymore than I would be singing to the radio.
No hands free cell use in cars? Just another way to separate money from Americans who have enough to worry about. Did CB radios kill thousands 30 years ago?
These are the kinds of statements that help me understand why politics and our system is failing.
Anyone with two braincells to rub together in their skulls know that the few CB radios there were in cars in the 1970s has absolutely nothing to do with this issue today.
I mean it's like saying that you got over a cold on your own so why do you need a doctor to get over stage 4 liver cancer?
This reminds me of Washington DC. Just say stupid crap until something sticks with some more stupid than you.
These are the kinds of statements that help me understand why politics and our system is failing.
Anyone with two braincells to rub together in their skulls know that the few CB radios there were in cars in the 1970s has absolutely nothing to do with this issue today.
I mean it's like saying that you got over a cold on your own so why do you need a doctor to get over stage 4 liver cancer?
This reminds me of Washington DC. Just say stupid crap until something sticks with some more stupid than you.
So explain why hands free cell phone use is bad. Is it just the sheer number of cars? That alone accounts for more accidents, cell phone or not. Plus obviously passengers have a right to use them and can be used as a GPS and in emergency situations as well. There can't be a complete ban, it's stupid.
We try to limit, not eliminate, the risks of living.
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