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HeraldNet Cell-phone law tough enough Ask New Jersey
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Cell-phone-driving ban takes effect July 1 in Washington (Washington State)
And if it doesn't, don't expect them to reverse it. This is a one-way road for them...
It is all about the money.
But what if your cell phone has blue tooth?
The main reason they made it a primary offense is due to R-E-V-E-N-U-E. The MVC did studies showing the large amount of people talking on their cellies, especially out of staters (NJ being a major “drive through” state), and then calculated how much revenue they were losing by not having it as a primary offense.
The one in CA has teeth. CHP says they will start pulling people over at midnight tonight.
It isn't. I still see people yapping away with their heads tilted to the side and going 10mph or more under the speed limit or aggressively tailgating and weaving in and out of lanes.
With headset and especially bluetooth cellphones readily available, there is very little reason to be caught holding your cell phone while driving.
People are just sneakier with it.
In NJ you still see, people holding their cell phones,talking and driving ALL THE TIME.
It doesn’t bother me.
Studies have confirmed that it’s not cell phones that cause accidents. It’s stupid. It’s just the LEFT wanting to control you.
I saw a clip from one of the authors of Washington State’s Cell Phone Ban. She said it was just the first step. They will be looking into other measures.
Such measures include all cell phone conversation. They cite research that says that just talking on a cell phone interferes with the visual focus required to safely drive a car. This implies that all talking interferes with visual focus. I wonder if listening to the radio is included? That would eliminate Talk Radio from the automobile. Will they install microphone monitors that detect talk. Will these monitors be picked up by police radios?
Banning cell phones is the first step.
I know a lot of our more libertarian minded FReepers may not agree but I am all for laws like this, having seen several times people driving dangerously, stupidly or both due to having a damned PHONE attached to their empty friggin’ head. You say you have a right to talk on the phone and drive? Fine, but I reseved the righ to shove that phone up your nose after you rear-end me.
Or this way
Aufmerksamkeit! Willkommen zur neuen Weltordnung. Hagel zu den prachtvollen Führern. Sie tun, was wir Ihnen erklären, wenn wir Ihnen erklären. Sie sind gute Bürger und berichten über alle Übeltäter. Wir sind Ihre Führer und wir wissen, was am besten ist.
But they're tyrants all the same. Meaning the Police Chiefs, Mayor's, and governors that think they still do not have enough {tools} control over our lives.
What so many Freepers are confessing here is that none of their conversations are important enough to just stop the car.