djrobx
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Re: How about some common sense???
Some more common sense: Cellular devices can be used at times when one is not driving a vehicle. |
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benc
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said by slcpd6469  :It is already a law, at least in MO that a screen capable of displaying motion cannot be in view of the driver. I can only assume this would apply to cell phones with video. My understanding is that laws like that only apply to movies and broadcast television.
This is why GPS systems (with real-time map locations) and rear-view cameras are fine.
Letting the driver watch TV is clearly a hazard, but a rear-view camera is a good thing, especially for certain vehicles that otherwise can't have them (box trucks, dump trucks, semis, buses, RVs). |
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rcdailey
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The fact is that the more sounds and other distractions you have inside your vehicle, the more likely it is that you will miss what is going on outside, such as someone cutting in front of you or a major accident just ahead that requires you to slow down. Knowing this is one thing, but acting on it by turning off the noise is another. |
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slcpd6469
join:2003-09-25
Saint Louis, MO | reply to supergirl
It is already a law, at least in MO that a screen capable of displaying motion cannot be in view of the driver. I can only assume this would apply to cell phones with video. |
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Nightshade
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Don't you already know? They eventually want to turn your car into a mobile living room.
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$500 fine for cellphone chatting while driving. That could also apply to texting, watching TV, etc.
Now, they want mobile tv.
You are about 75% more likely to have an accident while using a cellphone for talking (ask you insurance company if you don't believe me). Time for fine. 4 kids died while texting.
How about audio books? At least people are reading not watching inane TV like Battlestar Galatica.
Every wreck I see lately is because some MORON was talking on a Cellphone about PROBABLY NOTHING!
For me, driving has been made a health hazard because of idiots on cellphones. I don't drive a lot a night so drunks are usually not a problem.
Driving while listening to music is fun. Driving while trying to watch TV is JUST PLAIN STUPID! There Ought to Be a Law!!! 
Don't people watch enough TV at home? Here's an idea: read a book instead. America is dumb and getting dumber. Gee, American Idol has basically little talent but yet millions of Americans watch it every week just to see if the gay stripper gets voted off. If they could read or did read, he already did!
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