It looks like Oregon is getting on the bandwagon and about to ban hand held cellphone use while driving. House moves to ban driving cell phone users.
That doesn't go far enough. Now, everyone that knows me knows I absolutely hate the nanny state but phone-talking-while-driving morons are killing way too many people. I equate them with drunk drivers and they should be in jail. Years ago I said that the problem is easily solved by installing a device in your car that shuts down all cell phone service as soon as you turn on your ignition. If you need to talk on the phone that bad then you can pull into a parking lot, turn off your car, and then talk to someone about what to get for dinner.
We should ban all cell phone use while driving. I even already have the punishments ready to go.
1st offense: $1000 fine
2nd offense: 3 months in jail and loss of license for 1 year
3rd offense: 5 year prison term
Let's start treating this like drunk driving and get these morons off the road.
3 comments:
yeah! what Craig said.
While I agree with you on this as far as texting or maybe a non-hands free device is concerned. I completely disagree with you about cells with a hands free device. Based on your logic, only one person should be a car at the same time or I guess they could be in the same car but couldn't talk or distract one another in any way.... While you're at it no radios, drinks, or food. Maybe we could each be issued with a government nanny to chauffeur us around.
I'll agree with you when everything is voice activated. The last time I tried it I didn't have to look down and press any tiny buttons while driving 70mph to talk to someone next to me.
As for food, women putting on makeup, reading books, reading newspapers, eating a bowl of cereal, I agree with you again 100%. I've seen all of that on my commute. Get caught doing that too and it's $1000 for the first offense.
No government chauffeurs are needed. Just keep people from killing me by playing with their stupid phones while piloting a 2 ton missile.
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