Not always. I see people all the time not paying attention while holding a phone to their ears. The swerve, go too slow, go too fast, don't use signals, run lights, etc.
But honestly, I have no problem with people using their phones while driving as long as they have some sort of hands-free headset ... whether it's Bluetooth or wired.
Lonsberry is insane.
Actually, they are right — if you are talking on the phone while driving, even if it is a hands-free, your concentration is split and your reaction time will be slower. Ideally, if you get a call while driving, pull over at the nearest stop and call the person back if it is so important.
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"People talk on the cell phone all the time while driving. Even in states that outlaw it, talking on the cell while driving is common and safe."Poor logic. Your conclusion doesn't follow from your statement. The simple absence of an event is not proof of its non-existence. People who talk on cell phones are at least as likely to cause an accident as those who drive drunk. That at least has been proven ad nauseam.
That is proven by the fact that cars aren't piled into one another or into bridge abutments all over the place.
Phones have not had an impact on traffic accidents or deaths"Patently false statement. The data say otherwise.
"We have laws that define safe driving."Not so. We have laws which form the basis for safe driving, but you can still follow every law to the letter and drive unsafely.
And this is America -- the land of the free.It still is, you are perfectly "free" to walk and talk on your cell phone. You are perfectly "free" to ride a bus and talk on your telephone. No one is violating your "freedom," what they are doing is adding restrictions to a privelege you choose out of "freedom" to indulge in. There is a vast difference between the two concepts.
At least it used to be."
They’ll have to stop me first.....
Ah hah! The nugget of probable motive in this whole charade. Lord forgive me, but I hate nannystaters.
Technically it IS.
The charge is Driving While Impaired. Cellphone drivers ARE impaired, driving with one hand on the wheel, their mind in a conversation with someone who is not in the vehicle (even a passenger can say "look out!")...
A person who is drinking a soda or whatever is still done with it long before the phone driver is "done".
what we need is a giant blinking billboard on the side of the highway reminding people to keep their phones off so they won’t get distracted.
I encourage all liberty-minded Freepers to join me when laws like these hit the books to drive down the road with their cell phones held to their ears, but to do this whether they’re on the phone or not. (Especially when not on a call!)
They’re going to have to write the law sop that HOLDING a cell phone is illegal, not just talking on it.
I hope this gives all the folks who agree with such an un-American concept like cell phone bans an inkling about how ludicrous and anti-freedom we on the “other” side of this argument view such laws.
only an idiot would condone cell phones and texting while driving. This thread is gay.
We should just ban ALL activities that MIGHT lead to the “careless driving” violations of law, including....
...Driving while under stress.
...Having an argument with your spouse less than one hour before getting behind the wheel.
...Getting fired or laided off prior to driving.
...Scantily clad pedestrians.
...Ugly pedestrians
...pedestrians in general
...billboards
...any vehicle that MIGHT cause a laughing distraction (such as “22’s”, “spinners” etc).
...Nose picking while driving (NPWD)
...teeth picking while driving (TPWD)
...outbursts from snot-nosed rebellious teenagers withing 30 minutes fo giettign behid the wheel
...Getting nagged by your mother or mother-in-law prior (DUIN)
...Receiving a overdraft notice prior to getting behind the wheel
...Drinking one too many cups of coffee
All of those things should be illegal.
Heck, just make everyone a criminal right from the start, under the notion that they will ultimately commit some crime at some time in the future.
That just saves so much more time.
Dontchathink?
We don’t need a car phone ban.What we need is a ban on government parasites.We have way too many.