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[quote user="Joe Merola"]Do you have a specific proposal that might help on the prevention side of things without a ban? Maybe we could actually bridge that gap.[/quote]Offhand I don't, but I'll give it some thought. I went back and edited that comment for clarity. The only way to prevent...
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[quote user="Joe Merola"]Before this topic is exhausted, I will post information on more studies showing the danger of cell phone use. However, I just want to throw out one more tidbit for those inclined to phone while driving. Courts seem to be finding that a person who uses a cell phone and...
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[quote user="Luanne Traud"] Should drivers be banned from using cellphones to talk, text or do anything else that might distract them? [/quote] How do we balance the scales when we want both safety and freedom? Will technological advances create the need for more bans or prevent them? Currently...
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[quote user="Norb Weckstein"]Of course it is an assumption.... And yes, it is pulled out of think air...." From whence did you draw the words attributed to ? My copy of the post says had caused , not attributed to . Pretty specific, wouldn't you say?[/quote] Norb, my wise friend, I...
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[quote user="Deb Landgraf"]At this time, I do not think drivers should be banned from using cell phones to talk. Common sense should be used. I feel that it is more important to protect this personal freedom....[/quote]Yeay, we agree. I was not trying to win you over but I'm glad my persuasive...
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[quote user="Norb Weckstein"]Possibly, you can hold a phone in one hand, and dial in a 10 digit phone number with the other, with just a microsecond glance at your phone, and without affecting the trajectory of your car -- but most people would have trouble pulling off that trick. I admit that...
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[quote user="Frederick Fuller"] There is some research on this question. Steve Yantis, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins University, proposes that brain scans show when the demand for listening is increased our vision is compromised. When we turn the “listening knobs” up, we turn...
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[quote user="Harlan Miller"]We’re all accustomed to drinking coffee, water, etc. while we drive. I certainly am, and have a collection of insulated cups for that purpose. But we’ve been accustomed to things in the past that we now know to be quite unwise, such as smoking, or smoking...
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[quote user="Norb Weckstein"]There are a couple of items in play here. A big item in the law is "intent." The idiot who intentionally drives recklessly to try to get to his destination faster and causes an accident is prima facae culpable. The stupid jerk who thinks he can text while...
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[quote user="Deb Landgraf"]The life of others is more important than using a cell phone for non-emergency purposes. Professsor Dave, I wonder if you agree with me and are just playing devil's advocate.[/quote] Sorry, I've been known to play devil's advocate on occasion, but not...