NTSB: No cell phones while driver, period (bias, Maryland, claim)

[chielgirl]

Originally Posted by AONE

Do we really need more legislation? bottom line... phones and driving don't mix. if you do it you are not acting in your best interest... this goes for those that shave, apply makeup, eat or any number of things while driving.

Do we really need the government applying fines to us when we do these things? They have too many fines as it is. why give them more? get smart and stop doing it. But don't give up your rights in the mean time.

Sadly, and obviously, we do need legislation.
People aren't being reasonable and causing accidents and deaths.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Sadly, and obviously, we do need legislation.
People aren't being reasonable and causing accidents and deaths.

we do not need the legislation, we just need the current laws enforced. start citing people for inattentive driving when caught texting, and give them a nice heavy fine and see texting go down.

after all, if you are fined $250 on 1st offense, $500 on 2nd offense, $1000 on 3rd offense and even higher. dont you think people would get tired of paying heavy fines and just start not texting while driving?

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

there is plenty that is wrong with this kind of bill. after all this kind of offense is already covered in just about every state that has inattentive driving on their books.

all the federal law is, is another feelgood law.

why not enforce the laws already on the books and stop making feelgood laws that both republicans and democrats just love.

after all, if it were not for feelgood laws, the federal goverment would be alot smaller.

It is not a bill, or law, it is a recommendation for the states to start enforcing laws relating to inattentive driving.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by LibertyandJusticeforAll

Can we just follow the constitution please...
Anything not in the consitutution is left to the states and people!
Ron Paul 2012
The federal government has lost its mind.

I guess the states better start planning their own aircraft certification programs and airport facility specs, eh?

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Suncc49

Wrong....

Nanny state at its finest

Why don't people whine about the 'nanny state' when that state decides it needs to go half way around the world to fight for other countries? Why is nannying those other countries just fine & dandy?

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

It is not a bill, or law, it is a recommendation for the states to start enforcing laws relating to inattentive driving.

does not really matter, if the feds are getting involved, it will only be a matter of time before congress makes it another feelgood law.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

I suppose they just need to classify cell phone usage as "inattentive driving" and start writing tickets for it. I think that's what the recommendation is all about anyway.

If a police officer sees you driving erratically they can pull you over and give you a ticket.

They that now and and check for sobriety.

No new laws are needed.

Besides driving on a state or county or city road is no business of the fed.

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Ceece

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.

Let's not forget all the radio calls the police make. Should they pull over before talking on the radio?

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by burdell

Really?

Cell phone frequencies, etc. are regulated by individual states?

It's easily solved, require cell phones to shut down when they're moving over 5mph, the technology is already there.

what an utterly stupid idea.


and cell phone frequencies has noting to do with laws that limit cell phone use in cars.

each state has every right to regulate/limit cell phone use while driving. but this is NOT on any level a federal issue.

[Ferd]

By the way somewhere around 5500 people are killed as a result of distracted driving every year.

consider that changing the radio station, putting on makeup and slapping bad children in the back seat are all forms of distracted driving, it seems a bit overkill to suggest that CELLPHONES are the thing we need to ban.

Also consider that according to the news last night somewhere around 14 million of us are on the phone while driving at any particular time, that number 5500 is very small.


THIS IS A STATE ISSUE.