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Article #9430Re: Should Md. Ban Cell phones in cars?
From: Roy Shroyer
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 13:31
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 13:31
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In a word: "NO!". Everytime the government does something to protect us, it is just a further erosion of personal freedoms. That said, I believe that if there is conclusive proof that the person at fault in the accident was talking on the cellphone when the accident occurred, that there should be severe penalites added, akin to the penalites assigned when the driver at fault is drunk. That way, people could be held accountable for their carelessness, without giving the police another excuse to pull people over and shake them down. Just my 2�
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