Hand held cell phone ban while driving

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For those of you concerned about family or kid drivers, you may want to invest in one of these. I’m not sure what the answer is, but something needs to be done for a variety of reasons.

https://cellslip.com/

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Huntindave wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Munchy wrote:</div>
I have a work issued cellphone and need to be available 24/7.

My following response is NOT aimed at you personally. However, that is part of the problem, everyone considers themselves to be irreplaceable and more important than anyone else.
24/7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, really? Is that the life you have? Are you an indentured servant? Is the world going to end when you are no longer available 24/7?

Trust me, no one individual is that important. This applies to everyone, myself included.

What is the purpose of life if you can not slow down and smell the roses?

Unfortunately some of us do have to be available 24-7 at times. I am on call one night a week and some weekends. Is the world going to end, no, but it would force me to stay home 100% of the time while on-call which would really change things. Someone could get seriously hurt if I don’t answer or respond to my calls.

311hemi wrote:

Someone could get seriously hurt if I don’t answer or respond to my calls.

There’s the irony over this whole thread. Someone could get hurt if you don’t answer. Someone could get hurt if you do answer and are distracted.

I don’t think it’s necessary to to disable cell phones in cars. I think it’s a good idea to disable them in moving cars.

Even if you’re the 24/7 emergency call guy, why can’t you pull over, stop, and answer the call? Why do you have to be moving?

SR

Steve Root wrote:

I don’t think it’s necessary to to disable cell phones in cars. I think it’s a good idea to disable them in moving cars.

Even if you’re the 24/7 emergency call guy, why can’t you pull over, stop, and answer the call? Why do you have to be moving?

SR

I’m picturing 50 cars lining the road off interstate 94. Doesn’t sound safe to me

Steve Root wrote:

I don’t think it’s necessary to to disable cell phones in cars. I think it’s a good idea to disable them in moving cars.

Even if you’re the 24/7 emergency call guy, why can’t you pull over, stop, and answer the call? Why do you have to be moving?

SR

What if you are the passenger in said vehicle? Why should their cell phone be blocked?

Also the way most people are talking here they want the entire phone blocked while the vehicle is in motion. That means ZERO calls or messages until the vehicle stops. If I’m on a 2 hour drive I would not know the phone even rang until I was at my destination or stopped somewhere.

Going back to the OP, I am fine with the no texting while driving law, provided there is an exception to non-handheld texting. For example doing any text that doesn’t require you to look at your phone either through your auto, bluetooth and/or text to speech. Same goes for phone calls. But I know, good luck enforcing it. I was actually shocked to learn Deertracker cited 30 people for texting.

Also, like a lot of driving laws, good luck enforcing it.

I can see it now, “You know why I pulled you over today”. “Uh, no?”. “I saw you texting”. “What are you talking about?”. “I saw you talking and there is no one else in the car”. “Um yeah, I was singing”…..”I noticed your left turn signal is out”.

I’d be fine with carriers and manufacturers getting together and providing a service that shuts off texting when a phone is moving faster than 20mph so parents can manage it, but that’s as far as I would go.

For all those who are in favor of shutting cell phones off while a vehicle is in motion id like to hear your suggestions for how this plan is going to be put in place and who will maintain it.

Will service providers need to build an entirely new network to be able to provide signal to those in need (law enforcement, emergency response people)or will they be tasked with somehow identifying different groups with different policies? Who pays for that? who pays to maintain and enforce this? How do we compensate for the loss of business not only for not being able to use cell phones but to companies like Verizon and AT&T who simply cannot benefit from their service being turned off during large portions of the day? I posted these questions earlier and didn’t get any response. Its one thing to say “lets do this” and another to have an idea of how to do it. Id like to end all wars but…..

Not trying to be pessimistic here but I just don’t see how this suggestion would work.

Steve Root wrote:

I don’t think it’s necessary to to disable cell phones in cars. I think it’s a good idea to disable them in moving cars.

Even if you’re the 24/7 emergency call guy, why can’t you pull over, stop, and answer the call? Why do you have to be moving?

SR

I certainly can and will pull over. However, are you saying my phone would ring (cellular is activate) and the phone just wont allow me to answer while in motion.

Basically anytime I am in the boat, car, riding my bike, train, or plane moving over a certain speed can’t talk on my phone (even if I am not driving). This would affect much more than just distracted driving on the roads. I have a hard time seeing how they would achieve this.

Cell phones have been around now for 40 years. In fact today was the first time a cell phone was used. Cell phone usage does not bother me, what bother me is messaging. I have had 2 very close calls because of texting.
Common sense and safety first is the way to go!!!

They’re iz all ready 2 much gloverment regulaytion
Chitt, I just misssed ny exit

belletaine wrote:

They’re iz all ready 2 much gloverment regulaytion
Chitt, I just misssed ny exit

gary d wrote:

Common sense and safety first is the way to go!!!

Common sense and safety are not synonymous with texting or yacking.

saugeye-steve wrote:

Maybe just women should be banned from any left seat in front part of vehicle.
(except Sharon of course)

Ha! I hate driving. Honestly, I’d love to have a chauffeur drive me around so I can space out and stare at the trees and sky.

Distracted driving is a complex problem with no simple solution. Other than making fines outrageous. Think about it – people probably wouldn’t speed much if one ticket fee is $5000.

Gotta say did not read all of the responses, but could respond to a couple. So the salespeople would loose all this money, that argument. A business needs to buy a cog they will buy-if only your cog sellers were effected that would be bad but your competitors are effected too. We have this emergency WHILE the car is moving AND the car needs to stay moving-this happens? Only in the movie Speed.
OK someone will think of a senorio but laws are about probability, the general good and trade-offs. So for instance you could give every 5 year old a loaded hand gun and you could imagine a situation where that might have a positive effect but overall the effect would be negative.
Also a dedicted GPS is not distracting because you listen to it AND it is giving you info about the road you are driving and not say the Cardashions

mnrabbit wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>311hemi wrote:</div>
Someone could get seriously hurt if I don’t answer or respond to my calls.

There’s the irony over this whole thread. Someone could get hurt if you don’t answer. Someone could get hurt if you do answer and are distracted.

That’s just silly talk to defend ones wanting not irony. Aside from public safety officials and enforcement (would be obviously exempt) what vocation should be so important to affect my life or my loved ones that could not wait a short time in time ?

mplspug wrote:

aint that truth!! Like the lit up sigh by the DOT reading,
4 out 5 crashes
are caused by
distracted drivers!!

Has anybody really looked into the studies on cell phone research that focus on driving while talking on a cell phone?

1hl&sinker wrote:

Has anybody really looked into the studies on cell phone research that focus on driving while talking on a cell phone?

There is no place on this forum for facts.

gary d wrote:

Cell phones have been around now for 40 years. In fact today was the first time a cell phone was used. Cell phone usage does not bother me, what bother me is messaging. I have had 2 very close calls because of texting.
Common sense and safety first is the way to go!!!

I suggest you stop texting.

You can’t legislate common sense and responsibility.

crappie55369 wrote:

There is no place on this forum for facts.

crappie55369 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>1hl&sinker wrote:</div>
Has anybody really looked into the studies on cell phone research that focus on driving while talking on a cell phone?

There is no place on this forum for facts.

I think its more of a facebook thing trickling down thing.

mplspug wrote:

You can’t legislate common sense and responsibility.

Exactly, it’s against the law to drive with a b.a.c. of .08 and up, right? How many people on this thread have done it in the last week?

belletaine wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mplspug wrote:</div>
You can’t legislate common sense and responsibility.

Exactly, it’s against the law to drive with a b.a.c. of .08 and up, right? How many people on this thread have done it in the last week?

IDK how many people on this forum are from Wisconsin?

Sorry that was too far. Ive made my insulting joke for the day.

@mplspug1 If you reread DT’s quote, he’s referring to citing more people over the age of 30 for texting while driving than under the age of 30.

deertracker wrote:

@mplspug1, you can be pulled over for texted and seatbelt as a primary offense. At least in MN. Surprising I’ve probably cited more people over 30 for texting while driving than under.
DT

This is a problem that will naturally go away as voice recognition and control improves.

I can already call people, text people, and start navigation without looking at or touching my phone. There are apps that will automatically read out received texts. The big limitation right now is the accuracy of the voice recognition and that’s only going to improve until eventually there is no reason to not use it.