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Originally Posted by JDął
The argument is that the punishment doesn't fit the crime, not that the laws should be abolished.
Except the cell phone law, that one is completely ridiculous. Talking on your phone is no more dangerous than talking to someone else in the vehicle, changing the radio station, or eating. It's another babysitting law that caters to the lowest common denominator of shitty driver who can't do basic multitasking and probably shouldn't have gotten a drivers license in the first place.
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I agree with you. It probably is a low percentage of people who can't multitask, and shouldn't be around a phone while driving. But with that being said, I'm glad this law is around. It takes those people away from talking and driving.
Also, like it or not, talking on the phone IS a distraction. Ever try playing video games while your gf wants to have a phone convo? Two things usually occur when I am in that situation. 1) she will say something and a few minutes I say "umm what did you just say?" and 2) before I know it, 2 periods in a NHL11 game I've been playing have flown by, and I am unaware of the score, cause I'm not focusing my whole attention in the game either.
If you think about it, it's not that bad of a law.
One last thing, if a driver crashes into your car and he's talking on the phone, compared to a driver who isn't talking on the phone, who would you more likely want to beat the shit out of?
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