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Maine outlaws ‘distracted’ driving
Boston Globe ^
| September 13, 2009
| Glenn Adams
Posted on 09/13/2009 7:59:29 AM PDT by Daffynition
AUGUSTA, Maine - Motorists, drop those cellphones. And lose the laptops, bag the Big Macs, and nix the newspapers and roadmaps while you’re behind the wheel. It’s now against the law to drive while distracted in Maine.
More than a dozen states have passed laws making texting while driving illegal, and some states and cities have outlawed use of cell phones while driving. A bill in Congress would force states to ban texting or e-mailing or lose 25 percent of their annual federal highway funding.
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To: Cagey
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posted on
09/13/2009 7:59:50 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: Daffynition
Cool, so I guess that means all billboards and road signs will need to be taken down to.
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:01:11 AM PDT
by
TruthBeforeAll
(Honesty is like a knife... Used without love, it can do a lot of harm.)
To: TruthBeforeAll
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:02:35 AM PDT
by
TruthBeforeAll
(Honesty is like a knife... Used without love, it can do a lot of harm.)
To: TruthBeforeAll
For safety sake, rear-view/vanity mirrors too.
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:04:30 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: Daffynition
No more flashing road signs!
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:05:51 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: Daffynition
No more scenic ocean drives!
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:06:23 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: Daffynition
maine is destined to become the mecca of the brave new socialist world.
To: TruthBeforeAll
Not only that, but police will have to turn off their radar units and dispatch radios while driving...
Never mind, "the authorities" will be able to do whatever they want to, distractions or not - it's for the "public's benefit", after all - whereas the public will not be permitted to do as they please, because "freedom" is not in the "public's benefit"...
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:12:31 AM PDT
by
Zeppo
(Save the cheerleader, save the world...)
To: TruthBeforeAll
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:13:48 AM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:14:44 AM PDT
by
GI Joe Fan
(GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
To: Daffynition
Not to be missed in the silliness of Maine. it was prompt by congress.
A bill in Congress would force states to ban texting or e-mailing or lose 25 percent of their annual federal highway funding.
But worst of all for many guys, No more Hot dates.
To: Red in Blue PA
Or Whopper of a driver!
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:42:44 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: Red in Blue PA
In NH ...we don't need seat belts. So there. ;)
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:44:02 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: the invisib1e hand
I like the drivers with their seats in full recline or all the way back!
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:45:34 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: ThomasThomas
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:50:33 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: Daffynition
In Maine kids shut up or they ride in the trunk.
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:57:37 AM PDT
by
Cheburashka
(Stephen Decatur: you want barrels of gunpowder as tribute, you must expect cannonballs with it.)
To: Daffynition
Oh, and women: in Maine no more farding in the car.
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posted on
09/13/2009 8:59:42 AM PDT
by
Cheburashka
(Stephen Decatur: you want barrels of gunpowder as tribute, you must expect cannonballs with it.)
To: Daffynition
I find the presence of police cruisers distracting.
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posted on
09/13/2009 9:10:33 AM PDT
by
KrisKrinkle
(Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
To: Daffynition
Good state law. Unconstitutional (or it should be) federal law. The feds should not be allowed to extort from states what it is not empowered to do directly.
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posted on
09/13/2009 9:15:00 AM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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