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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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Kolto
12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
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Unless you live in one of 9 states or D.C. where its already a law.

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinf..._laws.html
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All Cell Phone Use: No state bans all cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) for all drivers, but many prohibit all cell phone use by certain drivers:
yes my state doesn't let you talk into your cellphone directly, but you can still use it hands-free
(i have a bluetooth speakerphone).
So yeah this law won't see the time of day.
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12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
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Yeah! Kill all those jobs so that those people can live of the tit of the Gov't and my tax dollars! I love helping people buy cigarettes and beer with food stamps!
Oh great. Now you're against cigarettes and beer. Do you know how many jobs that gives people? Why do you want to put those people out of work?
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12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:09 AM.
Quote from travfar :
And if you were at least somewhat informed, you'd know that many states have already passed laws that do much of what the NTSB has suggested. All they need to do is add hands free to those laws. The main push for NTSB is to make it country wide.
No state has picked this one up and no state will.

Your argument is the same as saying the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup so they will always win the Stanley Cup. It just won't happen.
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12-13-2011 at 11:11 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:11 AM.
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Why can't you understand and answer the simple question instead of bullshitting around?
I already answered it. Why can't you fire up a couple of brain cells?

Quote from vec :
No state has picked this one up and no state will.

Your argument is the same as saying the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup so they will always win the Stanley Cup. It just won't happen.
Well... considering the NTSB only recommend it an hour ago. I don't find it surprising that no state has picked it up yet. If you haven't notice, our government tends to be on the slow side.
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12-13-2011 at 11:13 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:13 AM.
Quote from travfar :
And heart attacks and cancer are nothing compared to old age. So I guess we should let those go as well.
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Crylol They do cause a lot of traffic accidents.
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12-13-2011 at 11:13 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:13 AM.
Quote from travfar :
I already answered it. Why can't you fire up a couple of brain cells?



Well... considering the NTSB only recommend it an hour ago. I don't find it surprising that no state has picked it up yet. If you haven't notice, our government tends to be on the slow side.
so what is the onstar service? Is it a hands-free cellphone device?
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12-13-2011 at 11:14 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:14 AM.
Quote from travfar :
Well... considering the NTSB only recommend it an hour ago. I don't find it surprising that no state has picked it up yet. If you haven't notice, our government tends to be on the slow side.
You tend to be on the slow side as well so I'll enhance the final sentence in that quote for you: It just won't happen.
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12-13-2011 at 11:14 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:14 AM.
Quote from travfar :
Oh great. Now you're against cigarettes and beer. Do you know how many jobs that gives people? Why do you want to put those people out of work?
Might as well. We should just go to total gov't control, who gives a fark about the people. Gov't rationed food, gov't rationed jobs, no private industry, let the gov't control everything and everyone.
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Moot-N-Me
12-13-2011 at 11:15 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:15 AM.
Quote from travfar :
I already answered it. Why can't you fire up a couple of brain cells?
Thumbup I would expect lame jabs with someone of your nature.

Sorry....I still don't see your answer on your understanding on OnStar. look around
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12-13-2011 at 11:16 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:16 AM.
Quote from vec :
Crylol

It's called a secondary offense for a reason. You cannot have probable cause on a secondary offense. Roll
You'd have a point if that were true. Too bad for you that it's not.

"Nevada banned handheld cell phone use and text messaging for all drivers. Enforcement is primary, meaning drivers can be stopped and cited for that reason alone. Nevada was the 34th state to ban texting while driving."

http://handsfreeinfo.com/nevada-c...egislation
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Moot-N-Me
12-13-2011 at 11:17 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:17 AM.
Quote from vec :
You tend to be on the slow side as well so I'll enhance the final sentence in that quote for you: It just won't happen.
Crylol
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12-13-2011 at 11:18 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:18 AM.
Quote from Moot-N-Me :
Thumbup I would expect lame jabs with someone of your nature.

Sorry....I still don't see your answer on your understanding on OnStar. look around
Dear Brainless OnStar Salesman,

Would you kindly tell the asshat if he continues to pay attention to other people's lips instead of paying attention to the road...he will wish he would have had onstar.

Best Regards,
PC
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12-13-2011 at 11:19 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:19 AM.
Quote from vec :
You tend to be on the slow side as well so I'll enhance the final sentence in that quote for you: It just won't happen.
Tell that to the 30+ states that have already passed laws that cover most of what the NTSB has called for. For something that just won't happen, it sure seems to be well on it's way. Oh, don't forget to tell them that they also made a mistake for making it a primary offense instead of a secondary one like you dictated.
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vec
12-13-2011 at 11:20 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:20 AM.
Quote from travfar :
You'd have a point if that were true. Too bad for you that it's not.

"Nevada banned handheld cell phone use and text messaging for all drivers. Enforcement is primary, meaning drivers can be stopped and cited for that reason alone. Nevada was the 34th state to ban texting while driving."

http://handsfreeinfo.com/nevada-c...egislation
It's still true in my state and states that aren't 90% wasteland.

How is this NTSB request enforceable? Will police pull over people for singing in the car? for talking to the passenger? for yelling at the kids in the back seat?

How will it be enforced? Please explain.

Or let me: It will never happen.
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12-13-2011 at 11:20 AM.
12-13-2011 at 11:20 AM.
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Dear Brainless OnStar Salesman,

Would you kindly tell the asshat if he continues to pay attention to other people's lips instead of paying attention to the road...he will wish he would have had onstar.

Best Regards,
PC
I sell OnStar LOOK AT MEEEEEE Whee


Secret he doesn't know what OnStar is.
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