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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: mrrangerrick on December 30, 2016, 03:38:30 pm
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As of Sunday, it will be illegal to even touch a cell phone while driving a car. It's a $20 ticket for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. I don't think anything will change. We can only hope...
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I can not make up my mind if this is a good or bad idea for not even to touch your phone in California while driving.
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Never heard of that, when it will be legal? I think it only for safety but don't think it would be that bad.
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I think it's just too harsh! Yah, ticket a person breaking law but what if you're just putting the cell away will he be fined for holding his phone to put it away?
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"Distracted driving" is a dead end. If you need to talk to someone on your cell phone pull over and then use it. When you are done, then go back to your driving. Any distraction while driving could have serious consequences. Why risk it?
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Wow. That could be a good new rule.
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I definitely see how cell phones are distracting while driving even if you are not texting. It is a good rule. We all did it before there were cell phones.
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I don't think that it will change anything. There are not enough police to adequately enforce that law. It is also illegal to spit in public, not use your directional and failure to turn into the left-most lane when turning left but how many tickets get written for these offenses? I think that it will be used to ferret out bigger crimes like driving under the influence. A few of my friends are police officers and they have acknowledged that they use these offenses if they think that the pull-over could lead to more dangerous crimes. And does talking on a cellular in California while driving pose a hazard risk when the average speed is five miles per hour due to traffic jams? I refrain from using my cellular just to set an example. I can generally tell that people are talking on their phones just by mistakes they make while driving.
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I think the fines should be higher.
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I like that rule , hope fine higher.
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I mean, I think it's a good effort, but 1. people tend not to listen to these things, and 2. another poster is right that there aren't enough officers to actually enforce this. What about texting while walking? I remember there was an influx of videos of people walking into traffic, into the areas that subways pass through, etc. because they were distracted by texting. :sweat:
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I think it's weird...cops probably won't enforce it. It's "illegal" to be on the phone while driving (unless it's "hands free"), but cops never pull anyone over for it. I don't understand how it's illegal for me to hold my phone while it's giving me step by step directions via voice commands.
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I wonder how they will enforce this.
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Good way to make money for more needed things and a better way to save lives :thumbsup: More states should adopt this law. :thumbsup: 8)
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I still see folks talking on their phones all the time.
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That's true, you know people will still be doing.
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That's how it is in Maryland and Washington. I put my phone on speaker when I go out.
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I know many of us watch movies and think that bad things can't happen to us.
There are movies that show what terrible accidents happen when a driver is distracted.
People do a lot of things while they are driving.
A driver has to focus one one thing - driving.
If people would do the right thing in the first place, there would not need to be a law created when they do the wrong thing.
As a TV radio host says "common sense people."
we were born with it; we just need to listen to it.
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sounds like a good plan,,,,,,,,,,,,
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I know many of us watch movies and think that bad things can't happen to us.
There are movies that show what terrible accidents happen when a driver is distracted.
People do a lot of things while they are driving.
A driver has to focus one one thing - driving.
If people would do the right thing in the first place, there would not need to be a law created when they do the wrong thing.
As a TV radio host says "common sense people."
we were born with it; we just need to listen to it.
Gerianne: You have one of the comments I agree with wholeheartedly. A little common sense and self-discipline would go a long way. We lived without cell phones a long time and one phone call is not that important when you are operating a machine that weighs tons and can kill or maim. I agree with another comment about raising the amount you have to pay if ticketed. Maybe the first ticket can be relatively low, but after that the ticket needs to be significant. It needs to be enforced! I was reading that because of the number of accidents due to distracted driving in some states, insurance is being increased a fair amount. For Pete's sake, people!
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I'm surprised that hasn't been the rule since the beginning. It doesn't matter though. People will still do it
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Too bad other states do not enforce the no cell phone up to ear while driving. Where I live they said by law it's illegal, but they have done nothing to enforce it.
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Good, too many people are texting while driving.
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they should be done it first place. but can they be caught at night time ???
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I do accident investigation for the CHP, about 90% of the accidents anymore are caused by peple using their cell, talking testing, reading messages. It will definitely have an impact on insurance rates for people in accidents or ticketed.
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A lot of states are doing that. I know Maryland and New Jersey have this. I think New York and Delaware might have it too. I am in Pennsylvania and you can still drive with your cell phone as of now.
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With my iPhone and my Civic, any calls I get can be answered hands-free by pushing a button on my steering wheel.
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i personally dont think anyone should texting while driving..if you have to make a call.use hands free or pullover
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Good idea. One second looking away from the road can cause an accident. It will be hard to enforce.
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Nothing will change. People are still gonna use their phones while driving. It's too hard to enforce.
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My phone sound off through the speakers it interrupts the stereo system's music it is so cool.
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There really is no point in holding your phone now days, as you can speak to your phone directly through the radio system or through mounting it on the dash.
I see a problem with people who rely on looking at their phones for gps, instead of just listening to the directions.
They will enforce it when they are looking for the quota numbers to fill... just like being pulled over for tinted windows. There are not enough police that is for sure, but if they started citing people for infractions, they would have more to fund more police.
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I think it goes a little too far by saying that you can't even touch your cell phone. While I understand that the goal is to deter distracted driving, there are times that you may have to touch your phone while driving. Even if your phone is "hands-free", you may have to touch the screen to answer a phone call. Many people are also using their phones as GPS devices, which may require some interaction. You have to remember that "driving" can be constituted as being behind the steering wheel while the engine is running. So you're at a stop sign in a low traffic residential neighborhood setting your phone's map for your road trip, and you could get fined even though your action is not going to lead to an accident. Or even you get a phone call, pull into a parking lot and answer it; whoops, that's breaking the law too. Your phone is dying and you plug it into the charger while at a traffic light; there's another $20 fine. Although I doubt that the cops are going to be writing tickets for those examples listed above, it is possible and provides a way for the police to stop an individual perhaps in hopes of finding a more serious crime. Unfortunately, it could also be used by police to harass certain groups of people; it just gives any racist cop coverage to racial profiling. 2016 was all in an uproar about excessive police force when interacting with people of color; imaging handing these same police the means to pull over a black man in a low-income neighborhood that tosses his cell into the empty passenger seat because the incoming phone call was distracting him, and the stop ending in a Rodney King-like incident.
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No cell driving has been the law for awhile in our state, unless you ear phone or navigating in your car to be hands free from texting and talking, but honestly I still see people doing it all the time and they are so distracted it is awful, wish it was a better way to enforce it!
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Wonder how long that will last!
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In my state CT, the fine for talking on a cell phone is $150.00 for the first time and up from there. you can drive with an ear handfree device
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People will always try to sneak a way... The police in my area aren't too crazy on pulling people over unless they need to fill out their ticket quota or expired license... Most modern cars have bluetooth built in, so you can talk while driving
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I think it is a great idea. That law needs to be everywhere. There are too many people on their cells phones getting distracted and killing innocent people because they want to look at Facebook or something that is not important. Driving is a big responsibility and people need to take it serious.