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This would make life on the road a whole lot safer. It's probably just a matter of time before they outlaw microphone use, too. However, in my opinion, using a two way radio is nowhere near as dangerous as using a cellphone.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/nts...ban/index.html
Yeah, I'd buy that. It'll piss a lot of folks off, though.
Well, into rain a little life must fall. Or sumthin like that.
Can you imagine someone saying this:
"Sorry -- couldn't answer, I was driving."
That's one of those "things you never hear". Actually, I wish the cell phone joints gave a free bluetooth headset with the phones so equiped. It wouldn't cost much, and considering the monthly charges, it would be recouped in a heartbeat.
Liked the article up until...
Read reports that it's not necessarily that one is holding a phone, but the conversation itself is what's distracting. Also, I see people yakking on hand-held phones all the time. Close to impossible to effectively enforce.Quote:
It would not apply to hand-free devices or to passengers.
I HAVE said..."Sorry I didn't answer, I had to wait to pullover." Sometimes, depending on conditions I'll answer and say, "Gotta make it real quick, I'm driving."
I agree that a cell phone conversation is a different animal than a mobile QSO. MUCH different. Some state, well, at least NJ, I think, make that distinction.
We already have a full ban on texting and non-hands free cellphone use in CA.
It was pretty widely ignored until the cops started cracking down. It's not a cheap ticket, either. After administrative costs, it can be $160 or more depending on where you got the ticket.
While inconvenient at times, I think it's good law. It didn't prevent this: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article...CLES/111119634, but maybe someone in the future will learn from this tragedy.
Texting or cell use while driving should be treated just like a DUI/OWI
Couldn't it then be argued that it is dangerous for the driver to converse with passengers in the car while driving. They could pass a law forbidding passengers to speak to the driver or forbid the driver to engage in any form of conversation with the passengers. But how to enforce that ? They could mandate that all new cars have built in wireless microphones so the police could listen in to hear if there is any conversation taking place in a given vehicle. Or require that cars be built in such a way that the driver sits inside of a "drivers compartment" that is isolated from the rest of the car where the passengers sit.Quote:
Originally Posted by W1GUH
I think we have a similar ban here in New York. Matter of fact I think several states have similar bans in effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by nx6d