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RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York
| The laws are largely ignored anyway
Since NY was the first state to enact legislation banning the act of using a cell phone without a handsfree device in 2001, many of us have adapted quite easily to the requirement.. IMO, using a bluetooth headset is just easier to do, more convenient, and safer than holding a phone up to your ear and yapping while driving.
The problem is -- at any given moment, look around at any car around you, and you'll see chances are, someone is holding a cell phone up to their ear still.. And since 2001, the number of new cell phone users has grown tremendously.
Theres almost always one surefire way to see someone that is ignoring the law, and I see it almost on a daily basis.. The all too familiar look of a bumper seemingly 5 inches from the rear of my car.. Whenever I see someone tailgating me, its almost a given that if I look in the mirror at the person driving, they have the phone up to their ear.. The human body just loses its ability to properly gauge a safe following distance while holding a phone to their ear.
Anyway, while the idea of laws to require the use of handsfree deivces are somewhat of a good idea -- what really needs to happen here is more people need to do this stuff on their own.
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roc5955
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join:2005-11-26
Rosendale, NY
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| I hear ya Rick, and I see it all of the time. I also notice that poor driving can be attributed to people who are just talking to one another. If the driver doesn't concentrate on the act of driving, they will eventually have an accident.
Cell phones add to the diversions, but are, by far, not the only diversions that people do while driving.
I have seen people putting on makeup, reading the paper, fumbling with their food/drink, and other things, and driving poorly.
I think that there needs to be more driver education, as to the problem of distraction while driving. Cell phones are only one diversion. | |
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