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U. device disables driver's cell phone while car is running
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Folks, the answer isn't in control..it's in consequence. If the laws were upheld, if people had to serve jail time, they their pocketbooks were hit, if people saw that we were serious...which we are not...then it would change.
A perfect example of this is child abuse. Mothers can neglect and kill their children and have no legal consequences. When we start holding parents responsible, parents will start thinking before they act. For now, it's painfully obvious that people can get away with murder.
So, if we are going to be consistent, then we need to start keeping tabs on people and decide whether or not they are worthy to be parents before they have kids. We can let them have limited access to sex....but certainly not let them pro-create...that would just be irresponsible, right?
It should be illegal to drive and use a cell phone.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO A TELEPHONE 24/7! Amazingly, people got along for many years without having to chat incessantly. I don't think cell phones ought to work while someone is driving.
And some of us do need to be connected 24/7, because lives depend on us.
How about we put a device on people that disables them from having sex until they're married. That way, we won't have any irresponsible, unprepared parents, and this would be better for everyone.
Oh please.
More than one wrong does not make a right!
Lives do depend on you.....everyone who drives on the road next to you depends on you to drive responsibly. And that means removing unnecessary distractions, including your dang cell phone.