You are correct. There actually should be no talking whatsoever in the car while it is moving. Not on a cell phone or otherwise. Everyone should have to remain quiet.
I've seen people talking that were not even on a phone that get very distracted. If a police officer sees anyone talking they should be pulled over and given a ticket. To control young children from talking, seat belts should have a mandatory pacifier that straps into place.
For that matter, they should also take radios out of cars. Talk about the dangers of those. If they continue to allow radios it should be mandatory they have hands free controls.
My worse problem while driving is sneezing. Not only do I have to reach for the Kleenex, but I sneeze so hard I actually close my eyes. And the worse of it is I spray my windshield down with snot!
Lucky I have never sneezed in an officer’s face while he was giving me a ticket. However, with all the years I have driven, I have never got a ticket or had an accident that was my fault. And AAAA . . . AAAAaaaa . . . AAAAACHOOOOOOOOO . . . that’s nothing to sneeze about!
I think too own a gun you should have too take a mandatory weapons training course and register your weapon. You should not be able to carry it where it might possibly harm others. If someone is with you then you can not have your weapon. If kids are in your home you should not own a weapon either. You should be arrested if you do so. Guns should be built with mandatory built in trigger locks requiring several complex steps to fire including a key.
Please no one flame me. Of course I do not believe or support this. Nor do I support Nanny State Laws. Sometimes people think it's just peachy too take things away things from others because they themselves have no use for it.
I carry a cell because in case people haven't looked lately there are no public pay phones to be found. I carry it so I can leave the house and run errands and can be reached for medical reasons of several family members ASAP whereever I happen to be. It replaced a pager when pay phones disappeared.
As for addressing the issue of those who talk and can't drive? Hey I got a news flash for you they can't drive after they hang up the phone either. If you follow them you'll see them doodling down the interstate and a whopping 45-50 MPH. They will be the ones also even when not talking sitting on a green light for 5 seconds then slowly pulling out. They will also while trying to merge onto the interstate stay in the merge lane at 45 MPH till the very end despite any and all attempts you make too let them in. Then they decide too merge with you beside them. Again this is with or without cell phone.
A person who lacks the multitasking skills to drive and talk safely really should not be driving to start with. They have more danger issues than simply using a cell phone.
I think you’re on the right track. Automobiles are entirely too dangerous to be entrusted to mere humans, who have proven time and time again to be.....imperfect. We simply cannot expect people to employ common sense and take responsibility for their actions.
Take your observation regarding children for example. Studies have shown that even with a pacifier children can exhibit agitated and/or cranky behavior that can distract the driver. Now I’d hate to have a young child pounded up my azz for having caused an accident, therefore to only prudent thing to do is prohibit the transport of kids unless they are properly anesthetized.
Actually, when you consider all the accidents they cause, automobiles are too complicated for human use. I’d hate to have an F-350 pounded up my azz for having caused an accident, so we should outlaw them entirely.
It’s for the children, doncha know...