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It is against the law here, to use a cell phone while driving. It is also against the law to be texting while driving. But guess what? They continue to do both. Nothing ever stops just because a law comes into effect. The punishment has to be enough to wake people up and if it takes loss of license (maybe some jail time too) then so be it. People are being killed because of these distracted drivers and some of them are just saying hi to their boy/girlfriend....in the middle of traffic! 

11 years ago. Rating: 12
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They've banned them while driving in some states here.  Wish they would ban them while driving in all states.It's caused accidents and it's going to cause a lot more accidents.

11 years ago. Rating: 10
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your on the money Tommyh,,i believe hands free are fine,,that is no different to talking to a passenger in the car,,when you are doing your driving test,,you will converse with the instructor,,if you are not capable of conversing while driving,then you should not be driving,,i mean after all ,,women can do more than one thing at a time,,,,   ,,,,,,,,,

11 years ago. Rating: 9
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If the vehicle's owner is driving, seize the car and auction it off.

11 years ago. Rating: 8
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It would stop people more if the phones were confiscated.
It is about a $160 fine for first-timers here.  It stops NOBODY.   I don't do it since I almost hit a parked car on an empty street, but I will put my phone on "speaker" and have conversations.  My sister texts while driving and it scares me more than my own experience.  It upsets me to see people speeding (or poking) along, phone in their laps,, with eyes darting down more than up.
 

11 years ago. Rating: 7
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I think the only solution would be a jamming devise installed in a car that disables cell phones while the engine is running or while the car is in gear.  What do you think?

11 years ago. Rating: 7
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It is illegal to hold a phone and use it when driving here in the UK, they are talking about banning hands-free as well. I answered my hands-free while driving a couple of weeks ago, and after talking for about ten minutes realized that I had mist a turning and was heading in the wrong direction. So obviously using the phone even on hands-free, I had lost my concentration.

11 years ago. Rating: 7
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I think that cellphone usage is ok if using a 'hands free' device, texting while driving is equivalent to driving drunk.  I am in CA we have very strict cellphone usage laws.   we have another one going into effect January 1st.  'Any drivers under 18 it is illegal under any circumstances to be operating a cellphone while driving, hands free or otherwise.

 

I despise seeing drivers texting while driving.  At least a drunk driver is TRYING to drive, texting drivers have no clue they are behind the wheel. 

 

11 years ago. Rating: 6
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