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Originally Posted by r1237h
Almost as well known as the good ol "I haven't bothered to read the thread, and am therefore speaking out of my ass" deal, eh?
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I did read the whole thread.. Now what?
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Originally Posted by r1237h
Good thing I didn't bitch and complain, but rather asked for clarification for something I was not aware of. Probably helped that I have seen more blood and brain splatter then most officers can claim to.
Not really relevant, I agree, butI figured that if you can drag that in to try and make you point, why shouldn't I use it also?
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I quoted Sebberry's comment, not yours. My only reply to YOU was the ignorance comment.
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Originally Posted by sebberry
Except you kinda do. And so does the ministry of justice who is undoubtedly supported by police departments that want ever increasing powers to crack down on trivial offences. (Jamie Graham wanted to impound phones for a week as a penalty. Seems a little extreme for not even using your phone, no?)
Bringing arguments like brain splatter into the argument makes it pretty clear that you're grouping me with the same sort of people who have no control over their impulses to pick up a phone and text about dinner plans while navigating their car through traffic.
As written, the law is a knee-jerk attempt to deal with the very real problem of cell phone use while driving. It needs simplification and re-focus.
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How is my brain splatter comment grouping you with the same people that have no control of their impulses? I was simply pointing out why said laws are in effect... to prevent the worst case scenario. Everything, if you have not noticed, is to prevent more or less, the worst case scenario. Like it or not, that's how it is. But the thing of it is, there is no trick or trap with these laws. YOU have total control. YOU CHOOSE to pick up your cell phone at a red light. You may not agree with the law, but it is YOU who decides to read your text, or in this case, an Ipad while in control of your vehicle. So at the end of the day you aren't "entrapped". You can disagree with the law, and rebel against it, but you have no one to blame but yourself if you get caught.
The way you bitch about the MVA makes it sound like someone locked you up in their garage and threw the keys away... Poor ol Sebberry, a prisoner of the Motor Vehicle Act...