NJ has this one on the table too.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1781889/posts
Bill Aims At Distracted Drivers (NJ)
"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." -- Ayn Rand
Never let it be said that what one man can do, another will outlaw.
Government is evil and kills the spirit of freedom and the soul of mankind.
I am certain this law made accidents in Connecticut near non-existant.
"Officer...right before that person crashed into my car, I noticed him scratching his ass."
"Hmm. That could be construed as grooming. Cuff him."
That's funny.....none of these laws cover the number one distraction, and I guess there is no cool way of mentioning it.
Americans hate freedom. It's obvious, and it's very sad.
It's all about the Benjamin's. Just another way to nail $100 out of a traffic stop.
We are fast approaching the situation in which everything not forbidden will be mandatory.
That means police officers can't talk on the radio, jack with the computer, flash lights...
One of the differentiating features of fascism from socialism and communism is that it allows private property ownership, but regulates the use of it so heavily as to, in effect, invalidate that ownership.
Have a slice of nannystate, ladies.
The Onion may as well close shop.
There seems to be an assumption that it was merely the distraction that made these people lousy drivers. Where's the evidence for that? The problem is that people need to learn how to drive *in the presence of distractions* that will inevitably happen in the ordinary course of driving.
Someone that can only do one thing at a time has no business being behind the wheel in the first place. Sooner or later, TWO things will happen and they'll be helpless.
Constantly assessing multiple conditions and multiple streams of information and properly prioritizing and re-prioritizing from moment to moment should be a part of any driver's basic ability.
"Honest officer, I don't know what the speed limit is... that would require me to read the road sign!"
Just as long as they don't make flipping off 'peace' protestors illegal as you drive by them....
I always make sure to use my cell phone at all times when I'm in Connecticut just to spite them.
They didn't ban playing the Tuba while driving.
Playing a flute??????? A FLUTE?
Who wants to take bets on how long it will be before it's illegal to talk to your wife, kids, or friends in the car? Or tune the radio? Or scratch your b*lls?