If there is anything that ticks me off it is people using cell phones and driving. There is a law in New York State that states you must use a hands free device. But all you have to do is drive around and you see that there are not a lot of people using the hands free deice. I have seen police here in Suffolk County Long Island drive for miles talking on their cell phone. I had a captain in the SCPD behind me for almost 5 miles as he spoke on the cell phone the whole time... It is amazing how you can see on the news about accidents because people send txt messages while that drive. People say o my god, and then go out and drive and pick up the cell phone and call someone and have a 10 min conversation with the. This is just as bad, you are not paying attention to your driving, and if you think you are then you are not paying attention to the phone call. I am not sure what the fine is for driving and talking on the cell phone is, but I think it should be $150.00 and you lose access to your phone for a week. The second time you are caught driving and talking on your cell you should lose the phone for good. Tell me what you think...
Did you hear about the driver(a few years ago)that moments before she crashed her car and DIED! she told the person on the other end of the line that she was going to get into an accident? That's just one example of an idiot that we all share the road with! Maybe its darwinism at its best?
ReplyDeleteI think the fine should be $500 and we could not only recover from our state deficit, but fines could be incontestable because phone records would have proof of the phone call. Cell phone drivers wouldn't be able to waste the court's time trying to reduce the fine.
Its so selfish and incredibly dangerous of them to do this and since they may hurt other drivers (just like other moving violations they should receive the same treatment) and receive driver violation points on their record as well.