Most liked posts in thread: NTSB seeks ban on cell phone use while driving, even hands-free

And if it does happen, it will be widely ignored. People want the rule to be applied to everybody else, not themselves.

Passengers? Bus/train/taxi riders?

 

Texting while driving is illegal in GA. I will say I am guilty of doing it but never in motion if its something I can respond to quickly at a red light I will, other wise I can't while driving as both my hands are occupied.

what they need to get on here in GA is people doing their make-up while driving can't tell you how many times I want to slam on my brakes and watch the lady behind me jab her eye with her mascara(is that the stuff they use around their eyes?)

 

Erps...... That would raise a little ire wouldn't it. Haha
Hey, what did you expect? Government mandate.
Yup, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.....

 

Isn't that the truth!

 

Yes it will be widely ignored. I for one will gladly abide by it as I do not use the phone while I drive. If I get a call I let it go to voice mail or let my passenger handle the call. Yep one of my strange habits.

 

No one should ever try to drive while being DISTRACTED. This being the key word. You can be distracted by the lovely lass walking on the sidewalk, by the radio talk show idiot caller, by the big suddenly very interesting billboard. These all can and have caused accidents. They should simply add a new crime.......accident by distraction. If you have an accident and they can prove you were distracted then it becomes a more severe penalty. But to try and enforce something that can be very easily hidden from view is a defense attorneys wet dream.

I routinely use my cell phone while driving, BUT if I feel like I need to stop and continue the conversation to be safe I most definitely do pull over.

 

LOL

neither am I. I never try to use my cell phone while driving a manual car, but my work truck is an automatic.....so there is that.

 

I see people texting all the time and wandering all over the road. As bad as drunk drivers in my opinion.

 

Yeah maybe my daughter (17) and I could have a conversation while I'm driving with her.

 

Good luck with that one, from 17 to 20 my daughter was on another planet, I kept telling her she had her head up Uranus... :crazy:

 

The feds can't get in involved. They only have the FBI, who deal with interstate flight and have NO patrol capability. As the article Nathan posted said, this is a STATE issue. The feds do not interfere with, or enforce state law. If the carrier decided to work with separate states on this issue, there would be a lot of subscribers switching to one that did not. Too much money loss for that the happen.

Jim

 

Tests done in the UK found that using a phone while driving was the same as being drunk - and with no big difference between hand-held and hands-free phone use.

We have a national no-hand-held phone ban but lots of people ignore it - as someone has said, lots of people believe they (and only they) are a careful driver so it's OK for them to use a phone. Just the same argument that lots of people used to give about drink driving ("I actually drive more carefully after one drink", etc).

 

I'm guessing the NTSB is not a big fan of MINI Connect -- Facebook, Twitter, web searches for music via MOG/Pandora/etc. At least a Bluetooth-enabled hands-free phone integrated into the car's onboard system doesn't necessitate taking one's eyes off the road (unless you happen to glance over to see the ID of an incoming call). I think I get more distracted by a balky Voice Recognition control.

I think Scott hit the nail on the head. It's all just added distraction. Does anyone think a 18-year old kid on a Friday afternoon with three of his raucous buddies crammed into the car is less distracted than if he were traveling alone and talking on a hands-free device? I can see prohibiting non-driving activities that, by their nature, force you to take your eyes off the road, but the boundaries get real fuzzy from there.

 

I think we can all agree, it's dangerious. Think of who stands to lose $ and you will have the outfit twisting the politians arm not to outlaw the practice. This is not the Feds business, it's the State.

 

I respectfully disagree. NTSB is Fed. The air waves are controlled by Fed. You could even make a case for it being interstate commerce and thus also falling under Fed.

What boggles the mind is that everyone agrees that this is a problem. Why, then, is this even a discussion?

 

Eating the Big Mac without dripping grease on your lap would still fit this definition. So would using Voice Command. I can think of a few other unmentionable things too... :nonod:

 

As I recall the National 55 mph speed limit was enforced by states?

 

Remember that the Feds can, and have done so in the past, hold hostage funds earmarked for the States if the States choose not to do as they are told by the mothership.

 

Don't know, not that smart.....lol

But I would guess it could be like the additional charge when you get into an accident while drunk.