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Originally posted by CDSmith
I believe the keyword in this point is the word "preventable". By outlawing hand-held phone use while driving I suppose the hope is to:
- reduce the number of cellphone-using drivers out there.
- reduce the # of cell-phone-related accidents
- make the streets a bit safer
- and of course remove yet another one of *your* rights.
Cops can't be everywhere, and cellphones are able to be banned. Yelling at kids or searching for stuff isn't.
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Yelling at kids or reaching for a CD sure is able to be banned. The government can ban whatever they'd like. Is it likely? Obviously not.
I agree it'll do all of the aforementioned things. Banning reaching for a CD while driving would also produce the same results. Handless headsets also provide a great distraction but will not be banned in the near future. So there's a difference between talking on a cell phone and holding it, and talking on a cell phone mounted somewhere (ignore the obvious difference)? Where do you draw the line between personal responsibility and government intervention? I guess that's why we have such a large beaurocracy.