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GHSA endorses total cell phone ban during driving
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 26 September, 2010
The Goverrnors Highway Safety Association has endorsed a total ban on mobile phone usage while driving, making their decision after carefully analyzing the results of a study by the American Journal of Public Health.
AJPH's findings saw a 28 percent rise in "distracted driving fatalities" from 2005 to 2008.
Furthermore, the report showed 16,000 vehicle-related fatalities from 2001 ... [ read the full article ]
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ddp
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29. September 2010 @ 17:12 |
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don't come to ontario, canada with kids as you will be fined.
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30. September 2010 @ 00:47 |
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No chance of that happening anyway, my mdma contacts in canada dried up years ago.
What other reason is there to goto canada if not for the drugs? ^_^
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30. September 2010 @ 09:52 |
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was watching tv earlier and apparently its a $218 fine and loss of 3 demerits points for talking or texting on a cell phone in australia while driving.personally i think sitting 30kmph over the speed limit & risking losing 2 demerit points and getting the same fine would be more effective than texting your boss while driving to let him know you are gonna be late at least you'd have more of a chance to get their on time.
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1. October 2010 @ 06:08 |
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Originally posted by OhRly:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Personally, I have taken several advanced driving courses, I drive a mid-engine car with racing suspension and breaks, and it is actually safer for me to drive at 90MPH than it is for a large van to drive at 60MPH..
You had me in awe of what an impressive driver you are, with your mid-engine car, racing suspension and ... umm.... err... breaks??? Less bragging/ego stroking/bullsh!tting and more proofing, please.
Now, if you would kindly bring your rusty, wheelie-bar sporting, sh*tbox Corvair down below the legal limit ...
It is not a fast car; but it has great breaks and great handling...the two things you need to avoid an accident. I love my car, but it is no supercar...it is however, a very safe car. And as you may or may not have read, I don't speed (much). I was just making a point that the rules are not written on a per-person basis; otherwise a large van with old breaks and worn out suspension wouldn't even be allowed on the same roads as me.
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1. October 2010 @ 20:09 |
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We don't need another friggen law!
It is ALREADY illegal to drive negligently. If I kill someone and it was because I was being negligent (as in, texting or talking or eating or getting a BJ) then I'm guilty of manslaughter!
It's already against the law. Why do we need another law?
If you think this law is good then hell, why don't we ban eating or drinking or smoking? All of which will contribute to many accidents every year.
Why don't we require 5 point seatbelts and helmets for all passengers in cars? Can you argue that that wouldn't save lives?
Look, there's always something else that will make it safer. It will NEVER be completely safe.
I just wish they'd get out of my life and let me decide for myself what I am and am not capable of.
Amazingly, I've been driving for a long time and I've made many phone calls, texted many people, eaten many hamburgers/tacos/burritos and for some reason I've never ran off the road or nailed the guy who stopped short in front of me.
It's called being responsible. I don't need the government to "make me" responsible.
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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2. October 2010 @ 07:58 |
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actually a while ago they were thinking of making a law that your not allowed to smoke in cars.I dont smoke it my car and i dont let others smoke in my car.im a smoker but i just dont want the inside of my car to smell like cigarette smoke.Dont mind if people eat or drink in my car but if they make a mess they can clean it up or pay someone to clean it up.
@killerbug if someone does something stupid in front of you or next to you theres still a chance of crashing no matter how good your driving or your car.
As for old vans/dodgy cars in england they have a road safety inspection for car once every year i think.In australia if your car is obviously not road worthy the police can pull you over and issue you with a defect.Major or minor depending on the extent of your car and how roadworthy it is.
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2. October 2010 @ 08:41 |
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fine.. splendid.. we have that law here already.. it's one thing to endorse it.. quite another to have a law and not enforce it.. I can stand at the crossing in town and count cars.. every other one has no seat belt on.. and every 4th will have no belt and be holding a phone..
honestly what's the point?
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2. October 2010 @ 09:01 |
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Originally posted by ps355528:
fine.. splendid.. we have that law here already.. it's one thing to endorse it.. quite another to have a law and not enforce it.. I can stand at the crossing in town and count cars.. every other one has no seat belt on.. and every 4th will have no belt and be holding a phone..
honestly what's the point?
not enough officers cant afford them, that's why we have cameras everywhere except up are arse, and im sure thats next. at least till they get there new batch of chinese made robocop's
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2. October 2010 @ 09:06 |
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ahhh.. you assume much about cameras Padawan
they aren't there to catch people doing illegal things.. they are to monitor the general population who might be joining unions or earning a couple of quid on the side.. they have nothing to do with security or law enforcement.
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4. October 2010 @ 12:37 |
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Originally posted by gnovak1:
This law won't stop anyone. We have a law in NJ banning cell phones to the ear (they allow headsets), but i still see many drivers still talking on their cell phones.
Unless they make real stiff fines, no one is going to listen anyway and we will still have many fatalities.
I found it funny that my friend got a ticket for "talking on a cell phone" when he was sitting in traffic resting his head on his hand. He didn't find that expensive ticket so funny when his cell phone was in his pocket the whole time.
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5. October 2010 @ 00:21 |
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Originally posted by ee2skater:
Originally posted by gnovak1:
This law won't stop anyone. We have a law in NJ banning cell phones to the ear (they allow headsets), but i still see many drivers still talking on their cell phones.
Unless they make real stiff fines, no one is going to listen anyway and we will still have many fatalities.
I found it funny that my friend got a ticket for "talking on a cell phone" when he was sitting in traffic resting his head on his hand. He didn't find that expensive ticket so funny when his cell phone was in his pocket the whole time.
one of the stupidest things i saw was a cop pulled someone over and fined them for talking on a mobile when they were eating a snickers bar.they weren't even on the phone.
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ee2skater
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5. October 2010 @ 13:21 |
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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
Originally posted by ee2skater:
Originally posted by gnovak1:
This law won't stop anyone. We have a law in NJ banning cell phones to the ear (they allow headsets), but i still see many drivers still talking on their cell phones.
Unless they make real stiff fines, no one is going to listen anyway and we will still have many fatalities.
I found it funny that my friend got a ticket for "talking on a cell phone" when he was sitting in traffic resting his head on his hand. He didn't find that expensive ticket so funny when his cell phone was in his pocket the whole time.
one of the stupidest things i saw was a cop pulled someone over and fined them for talking on a mobile when they were eating a snickers bar.they weren't even on the phone.
That's ridiculous. I guess cops like giving out that fine cause it's a lot of money for them. The irony from my story was we were driving to get our windows tinted so if his windows were tinted beforehand the cop wouldn't be able to see inside clear enough, and it's only a $40 ticket for having your front windows tinted in NJ.
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