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Emergency cell phone ban!!!!!!!!

21,793 3,419 December 13, 2011 at 09:44 AM in News (3) USA TODAY
NTSB has called for a emgergency cell phone ban in cars everywhee. No use at all. I applaud this call. There are so many idiots on the road who can't drive and talk at the same time. The worst are the textings. What we need is the cops to actually enforce the law. These things are already illegal in CA but people still do it all the time.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nati...51874966/1
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saint.
12-13-2011 at 10:23 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:23 AM.
99% of the people who wrecked 85% of the time said they were not distracted while driving, but a study of 999 people showed 97% of them were.
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12-13-2011 at 10:24 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:24 AM.
Quote from travfar :
Nono2
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FTFY = "fixed that for you."
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12-13-2011 at 10:24 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:24 AM.
Quote from saint. :
99% of the people who wrecked 85% of the time said they were not distracted while driving, but a study of 999 people showed 97% of them were.

Sometimes I agree with this almost all the time except for when I don't. High Five
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12-13-2011 at 10:25 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:25 AM.
Quote from jeepdog :
There's no way in hell this ever makes it to law.
Huh

There's a number of states that have outlawed talking/using a cell phone while driving, mine included.
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Landers
12-13-2011 at 10:25 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:25 AM.
Yay! Let's protect everyone from everything. Everyone needs to be put in a little bubble so that we have no freedom to do anything. The government must govern everything and make sure the citizens live quiet lives of going to work, going home, and doing nothing else.

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12-13-2011 at 10:26 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:26 AM.
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The board ruled that the initial collision was caused by a pickup driver, Daniel Schatz, 19, who was one of the fatalities, sending 11 text messages in the 11 minutes before the crash.
What a farking arsehole Mad
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12-13-2011 at 10:27 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:27 AM.
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What a farking arsehole Mad

Iagree
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saint.
12-13-2011 at 10:29 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:29 AM.
Quote from Landers :
Yay! Let's protect everyone from everything. Everyone needs to be put in a little bubble so that we have no freedom to do anything. The government must govern everything and make sure the citizens live quiet lives of going to work, going home, and doing nothing else.

or vote Ron Paul Smilie
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12-13-2011 at 10:29 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:29 AM.
Quote from IVIal :
Why do you keep using the word "emergency?" That word wasn't used in the article. At all.
Maybe he's trying to get a gov't job. Dontknow
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12-13-2011 at 10:30 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:30 AM.
Quote from travfar :
You may think you can, just like drunk drivers think they can drive just fine as well. But the studies have shown that people can't talk on the phone without hampering their driving. Personally, I experience people with phones held up to the heads that cut me off or fail to stop almost every day. Some even hold up their phone and mouth "I'm on the phone." when I honk at them. The worst are the texters that wandering all over the road while staring down at their phones.
If you notice people looking down almost everyday and texting and are able to read their lips when they speak to you through the window....you're not paying attention to the road Nono2
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12-13-2011 at 10:31 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:31 AM.
Quote from IVIal :
Why do you keep using the word "emergency?" That word wasn't used in the article. At all.
Because it originally did. They edited it 9 minutes ago. All the news outlets said it was an "Emergency cell phone ban" initially. I think they changed it because people were thinking it was a ban on use of cell phones during emergencies.
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12-13-2011 at 10:31 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:31 AM.
Quote from saint. :
or vote Ron Paul Smilie
I'm at the point where I'll vote for anyone who isn't all about enacting bullshit laws to protect people from themselves.
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12-13-2011 at 10:32 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:32 AM.
Quote from travfar :
NTSB has called for a emgergency cell phone ban in cars everywhee. No use at all. I applaud this call. There are so many idiots on the road who can't drive and talk at the same time. The worst are the textings. What we need is the cops to actually enforce the law. These things are already illegal in CA but people still do it all the time.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nati...51874966/1
Stupid people always try to ruin it for the rest of us. This will never pass in any state.
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12-13-2011 at 10:33 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:33 AM.
Quote from chewspam :
Maybe he's trying to get a gov't job. Dontknow
Sounds more like he's trying to get a job at a news network.


"Let's sensationalize something by adding words that cause people to panic so what we say sounds more important than it actually is!!!!" Crazylaugh


It's old news, it's nothing new, and it's been a topic of conversation for years. Emergency? Thumbdown


I agree with vec - where the hell are the damned nerps when you need them?! Mad
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12-13-2011 at 10:33 AM.
12-13-2011 at 10:33 AM.
Quote from Moot-N-Me :
If you notice people looking down almost everyday and texting and are able to read their lips when they speak to you through the window....you're not paying attention to the road Nono2
I generally look at the drivers when coming up to a car. That way, I can tell if they notice me too. How do you do it? Through telepathy?
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