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Staring back
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Twice in the past week I have been nearly run off the road (today, my passenger side tires were in the ditch to avoid a head-on collision) by distracted drivers.

I propose a new mandate that all vehicles manufactured in the US and those imported have installed in them a cell phone blocker that activates when the ignition is turned on. Any previously domestically manufactured or imported vehicles must have an after-market cell phone blocker installed prior to being registered for the next year. This law will go into effect immediately.

Anyone found disabling or removing said blockers shall be punished by conviction of a felony and five years in prison.

No exceptions. No excuses.

Yes, I predict we'll hear the whining, crying, and gnashing of teeth, and the inevitable, "but, but, but...what if I have an emergency!?"

My response? "I don't care!"

I'm done. I'm sick of this shit. I hate cell phones and what they do to people with a frickin' passion. Mad


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Yes, let's put it up there with more gun control laws. Razz


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Well, we "gave them democracy"... not unlike giving a monkey a loaded gun.

 
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Penalties for texting while driving should be no less than those imposed for DUIs.


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Nope.

Did you come up with this idea while you were taking a sawzall to your AR?




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Try as I might, I'll be damned if I can find any Constitutional protections for cell phones.

Apple. Oranges.


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If that law were to go into effect, I wouldn't be able to stream music while driving for work. It'd be torture! I vote no on your proposition.



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Posts: 18018 | Location: Sonoma County, CA | Registered: April 09, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Admit nothing. Deny everything.
Make counter-accusations.
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How about they simply enforce the existing penalties for distracted driving? Sound familiar?


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To paraphrase a 911 operator, I ain't got time for this, for real!

Sadly we are dealing with a portion of the population that doesn't care. Laws are not a deterrent for them.
 
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Maybe they were distracted by that big sky?







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Originally posted by RogB:
Penalties for texting while driving should be no less than those imposed for DUIs.


I think towing and impounding a car would work. You'd think people would learn after only one time. I've never had a car towed and impounded but I understand it's quite pricey.


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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Try as I might, I'll be damned if I can find any Constitutional protections for cell phones.

Apple. Oranges.


Funny, I don’t think driving is in there either. Maybe you should just stay home if other peoples freedom frightens you so badly.




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All cars come with cell phone jammers
 
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If it saves one life.....




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Why not pass a law that requires your cell phone to drive your car for you?


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Posts: 5070 | Location: The (R)ight side of Washington State | Registered: August 31, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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How about making distracted driving a 12 point violation?
 
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Yeah, we need more laws. Maybe one prohibiting imbeciles from reproducing.
 
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If it saves one life.....

Yup.

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No no no. You're going about it all backwards.

We need a law requiring companies to produce only self-driving fully autonomous cars from 2019 forward. Then folks can text and watch movies all they want. James Taggart can manage the implementation.



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Posts: 12350 | Location: Madison, MS | Registered: December 10, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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It seems we could just pass a law preventing you from driving. That would solve your issue without causing unnecessary restriction on everyone else.




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"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford, "it is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards."
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Posts: 3509 | Location: Two blocks from the Center of the Universe | Registered: December 30, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Wow! Everybody pushing back against a suggestion for one little law.

Why, you'd think it was a proposal to infringe . . . Uh, wait a second while I think about that.



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