Posted: 1/15/2012 5:58:26 PM EDT
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People should not be allowed to drive while talking on their cell phones. It is dangerous and children could be killed. In my opinion, cell phones should not be allowed in a vehicle because it shows "constructive intent" and that you plan on using it while driving. The government should be able to punish people who have a cell phone and a car. There could be exceptions to this. People who wish to have a cell phone in their vehicle need to pay a tax to the federal government and fill out paperwork that will take approximately 6 months for approval.
What say the hive? |
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I'm going to agree with you...
Heading home down a 2 lane road away from MacClenny FL some kid was yakking away coming in my direction and crossed the center line not 100 feet ahead of me... Dumbass eventually caught on after my horn brought him out of LA-LA land but still, it's not comforting knowing my daughter could have become an orphan today 
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IBT "driving is a RIGHT" people.
Driving on public roads is NOT a right. It is subject to laws, rules and standards that everyone has to abide by. If a particular behavior is found to be distracting, then society has the right, through its elected officials, to pass laws regarding behavior of people operating motor vehicles on public roadways. I think as a society, we haven't done enough to engender the attitude that you DO NOT NEED to take that call RIGHT FUCKING NOW, or that while you're driving, you should be DRIVING, not catching up with your BFF on gossip. |
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You want the government to impose a tax because talking on the phone while driving isn't something you trust others to do. So what other behavior are you butthurt over that you think the government should intervene in and tax as a punitive measure. People cut themselves (and others) with pocket knives - so maybe we tax those and otherwise make them hard to own. Perhaps a government list of approved pocket knives. Guns are dangerous - right? So maybe you think THOSE should receive greater government scrutiny and involvement..... some punitive taxation. Ammo too - right? Or do we only invite the government to regulate and tax those things that scare you? |
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You want the government to impose a tax because talking on the phone while driving isn't something you trust others to do. So what other behavior are you butthurt over that you think the government should intervene in and tax as a punitive measure. People cut themselves (and others) with pocket knives - so maybe we tax those and otherwise make them hard to own. Perhaps a government list of approved pocket knives. Guns are dangerous - right? So maybe you think THOSE should receive greater government scrutiny and involvement..... some punitive taxation. Ammo too - right? Or do we only invite the government to regulate and tax those things that scare you? I think you may have missed the part about "constructive intent" in my post. That might help you out to determine my intentions with this post. |
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troll much? Actually, I'm not trolling this time. I'm making a point. If just half the BS logic behind firearms laws/regulations were applied to other everyday items such as cars, cell phones, etc the American people would be rioting in the streets. Soccer moms everywhere would march on Washington demanding they be allowed to have cell phones in their vehicles rather than being treated like some common criminal. |
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I absolutely see where you're coming from, but not being able to take the phone in the car is stupid and ignorant.
You might as well say that people shouldn't be able to eat or drink in a car too. I am actually less aware while eating and driving than talking and driving. |
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In April 2011 I was coming back from volunteering at an aviation event, as I waited for traffic to clear so I could turn left into my housing addition, I was struck from behind by a 21 year old kid, his car and mine were both totaled, he confessed to his friend that showed up after the accident he was texting, he had driven at least a full city block without looking up. Luckily everyone had their seat belts on and there were no injuries in this accident. |
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I don't talk on the phone while I drive, it's just a personal choice. It does annoy me when other people do it and most people are distracted while they are doing both. I say that from observations of watching people in front of me drive and being in cars with people driving and talking. To me nothing is that damn important that it can't wait until I park. |
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I talk all the time via a bluetooth headset. I pay attention to my driving
and do not manipulate my handset while driving. I just push a button on my ear piece to answer the call. People that text however try to force me off the road at least once a week. IMHO the police just need to enforce current unsafe driving laws when they witness this behavior. |
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Driving and chatting on a cell phone does not come close to equating firearm ownership. Sorry, you're comparing apples to lawn chairs. Actually, what I'm talking about is the stupid logic coming from the government. Let's say I'm contemplating building an SBR. One day I come across a stupidly awesome deal on a 10.5 upper that I can't pass up. According to the ATF, if I have this upper along with a regular AR, I have to keep them in separate locations (ie, AR at my place, upper at family/friend's) or I have "constructive intent". Never mind the fact that I just haven't even assembled it to the lower that I already have. I just purchased this to hold on to until I can start the paperwork. It seems when we're dealing with firearms logic, we're guilty until we prove ourselves innocent. If this logic were applied to items that everyone else used, there would be an uproar. |
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Quoted: People should not be allowed to drive while talking on their cell phones. It is dangerous and children could be killed. In my opinion, cell phones should not be allowed in a vehicle because it shows "constructive intent" and that you plan on using it while driving. The government should be able to punish people who have a cell phone and a car. There could be exceptions to this. People who wish to have a cell phone in their vehicle need to pay a tax to the federal government and fill out paperwork that will take approximately 6 months for approval. What say the hive? Hmmmm, let me guess. Northern Virginia? Take I495 to work in a swamp? ETA: Should have gone with my gut. I see what you did there. DP |
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It is already illegal to talk on a cell without a hands free device, or to text while driving. There are also numerous states that have laws covering distracted driving. I suspect more states will soon follow. For more information: |
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/23/us-cellphones-driving-idUSTRE68M53K20100923 (Reuters) - Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. The estimate, one of the first scientific attempts to quantify how many people have died in accidents caused specifically by mobile telephone distractions, also suggests a growing number of these drivers are under 30. ––- At least they weren't drinking and driving, that'll make the 16,000 dead people feel a lot better I guess |
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/23/us-cellphones-driving-idUSTRE68M53K20100923 (Reuters) - Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
The estimate, one of the first scientific attempts to quantify how many people have died in accidents caused specifically by mobile telephone distractions, also suggests a growing number of these drivers are under 30.
––- At least they weren't drinking and driving, that'll make the 16,000 dead people feel a lot better I guess So, about 2,750 per year? That's not a number that merits new legislation. |