Blackened
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| reply to brianiscool
Re: bah
Disagree. A few things:
∙ This is only for drivers, nobody else.
∙ Drivers can still use their phone with a hands-free device
∙ There has been way too many accidents in California, never mind my town alone thanks to people texting while driving. People should be watching the road, not their cell phone.
This is reminiscent to law about having a TV in the face of a driver, since they're such a distraction. Makes perfect sense in both circumstances too. |
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KrK
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| Lawyers are catching on too. In a civil case, they find out if the defendant has a phone. Then they ask for the phone records... and if the records show the defendant was using a phone at the time of the accident, well, the case against them gets a lot stronger.
It's only a matter of time till insurance companies start doing this; If you are involved an an accident and you were using the phone the insurance company will declare you negligent and refuse to pay for your damage and injuries and only pay your victim.
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toadlife
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| reply to Blackened
said by Blackened  :∙ Drivers can still use their phone with a hands-free device Studies have shown that it's the conversation, not holding the phone, that causes the accidents, so a hands free device doesn't help much, if at all. |
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