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Article #9465Re: Should Md. Ban Cell phones in cars?
From: Cory Dunkle
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 18:24
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 18:24
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"Roy Shroyer" <badcam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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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�
>
That's almost exactly how I feel. The one thing I'd criticize is that I
would want there to be some evidence or proof that the accident could have
been avoided if the driver was no talking on the phone.
The fact of the matter is these type of accidents don't happen from having
one less hand to drive with, but rather being distracted by talking to
someone which causes inattentiveness to the road. Hands-free devices aren't
going to help much. In the summer I always have one arm out the window. I
can just as quickly bring that arm to the wheel as I could if it was holding
a cell phone.
I recall one time I went into a pretty drastic skid, and never brought my
left arm in the car. I held on to the outside of the door with that arm so
as to not be tossed about the car. I recovered alright with just my one
hand. I realize there are lots of situations where two hands would be
beneficial on the wheel, but just mentioning one where it wasn't.
Cory
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