NY Cell Phone Ban Passed
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It's about freakin time. I wish Illinois would do this.
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--Winifred Carriere
i was very pleased to hear about this. now, if they'd only get the ball rolling in new jersey
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I have mixed fealings. I mean there are a lot of accidents from cell phones, however drinking your morning coffee is probably almost as dangerous, or eating a burger. So my question is whats next. Anyway Like I said I have mixed feelings, I am normaly in favor of anything that will save lives, but I am not too sure about this one. Ill have to continue to contimplate it.
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Mother Should I Trust The Government - Pink Floyd
Everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon - Pink Floyd
Those times I burned my guitar it was like a sacrafice. You sacrafice the things you love. I love my guitar - Jimi Hendrix
not too long ago I would agree, but I've found recently that I need to use the phone while driving. I can't live without it now, but that's technology for ya.
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--Dann
-I know my rights, get me a lawyer.
-This is heaven, there are no lawyers here.
Now, why...pray tell...was someone concealing a cat in their trenchcoat? - KNS
I think it's a good thing. I'm even guilty of it myself. I like using the phone while driving but I know it's a bad thing and it causes distraction while driving and even worse...an accident. however, I so hope they start back with car phones that are voice activated. They used to have things like that. My father had one. It was a speaker and a microphone attached somewhere in the car...the sun shade maybe? Dunno but it was attached to the phone in the car center-piece. THAT I thought was a good idea. The only thing was it wasn't voice activated. That would solve alot of distraction problems I think.
The other thing is when people start fights on the car phone whether they start it or the person on the other end. That also is a distraction. I've seen it happen and it's like the person completely forgets that he/she is in the car driving and starts swirving. If anyone starts an arguement the phone needs to be hung up! But that's my opinion.
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The other thing is when people start fights on the car phone whether they start it or the person on the other end. That also is a distraction. I've seen it happen and it's like the person completely forgets that he/she is in the car driving and starts swirving. If anyone starts an arguement the phone needs to be hung up! But that's my opinion.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength;
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
--Lao Tzu
"Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there with open arms and open eyes." --Incubus 'Drive'
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I have mixed feelings, too. I am very careful when I use it, which isn't often- But overall, it prevents people from accidents. As for eating, the funniest (and scariest) thing I've seen was a guy driving one of those "If you don't like the way I drive, call 1-800..." vans. He went right through a yield sign and as I glanced over at him, he was eating an egg McMuffin!
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"You said your body is young but your mind is very old" - Chemical Bros.
Most of the burbs in the North-East Ohio area have had cell-phone bans in effect for a number of years. The city of Brooklyn, Ohio was the first one that I can recall to have passed such a ban. Many other cities followed suit. I'm hoping that more states will pass such a ban, including Ohio.
The odd thing is, they've passed a bill that is not needed. They already have laws on the books against doing anything distractive while driving. This would cover all actions such as eating while driving or using a hand-based cell-phone.
This is a case of government growing bloated, and not enforcing the laws that already exist. In most cases, we do not need more laws, just enforcement of the current laws!
--|BRiT|
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The odd thing is, they've passed a bill that is not needed. They already have laws on the books against doing anything distractive while driving. This would cover all actions such as eating while driving or using a hand-based cell-phone.
This is a case of government growing bloated, and not enforcing the laws that already exist. In most cases, we do not need more laws, just enforcement of the current laws!
--|BRiT|
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"That which does not kill you, makes you wish it did."
"We the willing, lead by the ungrateful, are doing the impossible. We have done so much, with so little for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing."