U.S. Safety Group Calls for Cell Phone Driving Ban

January 13, 2009

  • January 14, 2009 at 4:54 am
    SFOInsuranceLady says:
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    Driving from point “A” to point “B” today which was a matter of approx 22 blocks, I counted 8 people talking on their cell
    (NOT a bluetooth) with their right hand clenching the phone to their right ear. Half of these idiots didn’t bother to stop at a stop sign and one alsmost side-swipped a car ahead of me…..We need tougher fines…and as for cigarettes burning your crotch and screaming kids in the back seat, deal with it! (I don’t smoke and all my kids are adult non-smokers)….pull over, whydon’tcha?

  • January 14, 2009 at 5:08 am
    Rikky says:
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    Are serious??? You could have gotten into an accident while you were to busy being nosey watching everyone else. Looks like you were just as distracted as they were while they were talking on their phone…..I see we need add nosey drivers to banning list..lol

  • January 14, 2009 at 5:12 am
    cheli says:
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    its really easy for people with no small kids to tell others to deal with it.

  • January 14, 2009 at 5:15 am
    cheli says:
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    All of these people who are sooo eager to ban bluetooth in a car more than likely dont have kids that they have to keep up with and dont have friends to talk to.

  • January 15, 2009 at 8:57 am
    Dawn says:
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    You’re right. It’s easy to figure out how to keep our roads safe.

    1. ENFORCE that silly law that requires driver’s licenses. Gee, that takes care of almost 1/3 of all cars on the road.

    2. ENFORCE that other silly law that says you have to have tags and insurance. Gee, more cars off the road.

    That won’t leave many for those on cell phones to hit.

    Cut down on traffic = cut down on accidents. ESPECIALLY the ones that don’t have a license or lost it for whatever reason. Not rocket science.

    Stop nitpicking over the small stuff. You might be able to stop hand held phones (which, BTW- I don’t like, either) but you can’t stop bluetooth (which a most newer models actually have through the radio) the radio, CD, GPS, eating, drinking hot coffee, etc that most drivers are doing in their cars these days. (okay, I do take issue with reading the paper and shaving, but that’s another thread)

  • January 15, 2009 at 9:58 am
    cheli says:
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    I WISH! I AM 40 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH AND I HAVE RAISED 2 BOYS AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN THE 11TH GRADE. SHE WORKS, IS IN EVERY CLUB AT SCHOOL AND HAS COLOR GUARD PRACTISE 3 DAYS A WEEK. SHE IS THE ONE I TALK TO MOST OF THE TIME. SHE CALLS ME WHEN SHE LEAVES SCHOOL TO GO TO WHAT EVER EVENT SHE HAS TO GO TO THAT DAY.

    MY SON CALLS ME CONSTANTLY TO KEEP ME UP ON WHAT HE IS DOING AND WHERE HE IS BECAUSE I LOST MY OLDER SON 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY KNOW HOW MUCH I WORRY ABOUT THEM,
    NOW DO I SOUND SPOILED TO YOU?
    YOU SHOULD NOT MAKE JUDGEMENTS UNTIL YOU WALK IN SOMEONE ELSES SHOES FOR A WHILE.

  • January 15, 2009 at 10:15 am
    Bill says:
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    How can you enforce something that I see police officers themselves breaking on a daily basis. I cannot tell you how many times i’ve seen police officers yapping on their cellphones while driving. You have to lead by example and they clearly are not doing so.

  • January 15, 2009 at 10:19 am
    cheli says:
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    so true. if you read the papers you see (every week) police caught doing a lot of things they should not be doing. i have started to wonder if there are any honest cops left. its no wonder they dont command the respect they once did.

  • January 15, 2009 at 10:29 am
    nobody important says:
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    Absolutely, the police are all cheats and liars. We should do away with all laws since they can’t be enforced by these criminals. Every law passed is sucking your freedom out your ears. Anarchy is the only solution. Get real guys. Just because a law is hard to enforce doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have laws.

  • January 15, 2009 at 10:53 am
    cheli says:
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    no one said we shouldnt have laws. of course we should. we JUST made a statement that we wished there were more honest men in law inforcement. geeze!



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