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Automotive News & Views Should cell phone drivers be singled out?
3688 messages, Last post on Oct 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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Replying to: jimlockey (Oct 16, 2006 6:56 am) So you advocate a lowest common denominator approach to legislation? By that I mean that our laws should be geared towards those that posess the least amount of judgement, skill, self discipline, intelligence, etc.. You're not alone. That appears to be the direction our society is heading in. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 12, 2006 8:24 pm) |
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 12, 2006 9:30 pm) You know the exact same thing happened to me yesterday, someone sat at a green light engrossed in conversation. Oh wait the person s/he was so engrossed with was sitting next to them at the time. Well I guess there is only one solution; make talking with a passenger illegal. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 16, 2006 6:38 am) Cell phones have gotten so wide spread and they are visible when someone is talking on the phone. When they do not respond the second the light goes green we are upset and blame it on the cell phone. It could be they are changing the TV channel or reaching for a cup of coffee. I think if you get used to not having the cell phone, you will appreciate the time to yourself. I refused to carry one at work and we were the cell phone company. I don't want people having access to me 24/7. I'm still not convinced that cell phones do not cause physical problems. Too many technician friends that worked on microwave and other radio equipment died at an early age. Many by cancer thought to be caused by too much radiation.
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 16, 2006 7:16 am) Thats odd, when I worked for a cell phone company thats all we used. Need to call someone else in the company use your cell to call theirs. Have a conference call, use your cell to call in. We never used land lines.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 16, 2006 7:24 am) That BP mandate came about in 2000, due to an accident when 5 security guards were killed by a water truck. The driver was talking to the dispatcher and lost control of his truck on the ice. Pushed the security van into the ditch and crushed it.
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 16, 2006 7:35 am) One thing people have to realize is that there is no law that says you have to answer your phone. Many times I just let it go, there is a reason that God created voice mail.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 16, 2006 7:50 am) Well now that would require judgement. There's a reason that laws were created and that is so we would no longer need judgment. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 12, 2006 8:24 pm) You are right there are other ngligent driving behavoirs out there. I was driving behind someone in the left hand lane. four people in the car but for some reason the driver was the one reading the map. Drove around him the right lane. 5 minutes later I looked in the rear view mirror the guy was still in the left lane with cars behind him. I have passed at leaast 4 peopel reading books while driving. I guess no one explained to them that you should "listen" to audio books and not read an actual book while driving. I love the animated conversation (on a cell phone) when the guy was flinging his hands around and reaching for a papers on the passneger seat. thank goodness he had a "hands free" unit so he coud use both hands to reach for the correct paper. What it comes down to is people have to realize that driving requires your full attention and you have a responsibility to other drivers on the road. this means slow down, "pass left, stay right", use your blinkers, etc. Until the police start pulling people over for negligent driving, it won't change. This is why we need this type of legislation. I hate that the politcians have to pass more laws but i think we have proven in this area that we cannot police ourselves. I think their should be a national law requiring hands free use in cars. Then maybe we can stop all the other behavoir. |
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Replying to: dtownfb (Oct 16, 2006 11:50 am) No we don't need this type of legislation we need to enforce the traffic laws that we have right now. The inconsiderate lugnut behind the wheel is going to be an inconsiderate lugnut behind a wheel with or without a cell phone. Legislation like this is just a bandaid on a sucking chest wound, it looks like you did something but doesn't help one iota.
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