JUST GOT A TICKET FOR USING THE CELL PHONE!

[Bustanut joker]

Oh boy! Just got done talking about this **** and how I'm going to ruin yer day if I see that device being used while driving..

Dash mounted GPS Is far less distracting yet still people attempt reprogramming while at the wheel moving.

To put it simply... Nobody is so damned important nor is anything for that matter that you can't wait till the next get off and check/answer ****.. My new job has messages coming in several times a day. I suppose I could ( because they might be feking important) answer those calls/ texts that point me to the next load.. $$$$$ and allow 25 tons to auto pilot..

What the hell did you people who's lives are so special do before cell phones? How the hell did I make it to my 50's without my parents being called everytime my **** got scratched by a mean gurl?

My opinion? You that need these damned things are so insecure so shallow the need to look important with something constantly hooked to your head is fukin proof Darwin's theory..

Eventually your going to die off.. violently in a twisted crumpled mess of smoldering metal.

Oh **** I forgot plastic..

 

[SacramentoMike]

Wasn't going to, tried to resist, did my best, but. . . Yep, the OP got the ticket. At least he admitted he was wrong for trying to drive and look at a freaking map at the same time. He didn't have to get the ticket because the map was on a cell phone, either. He could just as well have gotten it under the general heading of driving while distracted. Riding down the freeway last year on the way to Death Valley, everybody in our group saw the ***** woman reading a freaking NOVEL balanced on her steering wheel as we passed her. How is looking at maps while driving any better than reading the freaking Bridges of Madison County?

As for a LEO "having the balls" to write a ticket for cell phone use, did you know the police are specifically exempted--note section c--from the cell phone law in California? In fact, they get to do lots of stuff you don't. They're held to a higher standard than you are, too, and they've also got more on the line than you do. So yeah, I think it's just fine they have the balls to write tickets to any bonehead that's breaking the cell phone law.

Oh, and "250,000 drivers fall asleep at the wheel every day." Really? Got a citation for that claim? And so what? People fall asleep at the wheel so it should be ok to talk or text on a cell phone for driving too?

 

[Bigcat]

What if we require the phone manufacturers to build in a sleep mode. Most smart phones have gps capabilities, so, what if the phones automatically go Ito sleep mode when any speed above say 10mph is detected. All incoming calls would go to voicemail and all outgoing and text capabilities would be frozen. Hmmm wadda you think?

 

[Checkswrecks]

What if we require the phone manufacturers to build in a sleep mode. Most smart phones have gps capabilities, so, what if the phones automatically go Ito sleep mode when any speed above say 10mph is detected. All incoming calls would go to voicemail and all outgoing and text capabilities would be frozen. Hmmm wadda you think?

I've been advocating that for several years now. The towers triangulate to know where devices are and speed, so towers can be programmed to not communicate with anybody moving, IF they are not on a responder (LEO/Fire fighter/ambulance) list.

The responses are strong and nobody is in the middle. Lots of people love the idea. The other folks insist on cutting into their rights and the rights of passengers. Nobody politically wants to touch this hot potato.

 

[Crash Cash]

A little over a year ago, we had 6 UCF students get killed when they ran a red light. The cops did a check, and the driver was texting at the time. Kill yourself AND 5 of your best friends! BONUS!

I think GPSes should be added to the law. The tourists with ****** rental GPS units around Orlando are murder-on-wheels. "Please. Make. U-Turn. NOW!" ARRRRURRRTTTT! I can't throw stones, I've had my own problems with GPSes and "WHAT THE **** ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME?!" issues.

Plus saying hands-free cell phones are OK is like saying not holding the bottle makes drunk-driving OK. It's not the phone, it's the mental effort of conversation that's distracting.

It's not "legislating morality" - it's the fact that Americans can't be trusted with the responsibility of driving a car safely, so we've got to add all kinds of hold-your-hand nanny-state laws to keep everyone from getting killed by morons.

Sort of on-topic... I was going through ancient 15 year old bike magazines this week, and I (re)found the best idea ever.

Make several tiers of driver's licenses, such as "amateur", "hobbyist", "safe", and "pro" that don't really mean much, except when you do something stupid, you automatically get busted down a level. You advance by passing difficult tests, or going X years w/o a problem.

That way, you'd have people saying "you're an AMATEUR? ain't getting in the car with YOU!" or "you're an AMATEUR? hahahaha, I'm 'safe'... you suck!" and people would possibly realize there is skill associated with driving, as opposed to "yeah, I have a license".

Right now, the problem is the only recourse you have is yanking someone's license, and since we have zero public transportation and nothing in walking distance, you really can't do that. That keeps the court system from really having leverage over Suzy Cellphone.

 

[madmike2]

Right now, the problem is the only recourse you have is yanking someone's license, and since we have zero public transportation and nothing in walking distance, you really can't do that. That keeps the court system from really having leverage over Suzy Cellphone.

Ooohhhhhh, I dunnow! What if the police confiscated said device on-the-spot and had a way to notify the "carrier" the phone was impounded, not lost or stolen so there'd be no insurance replacement.

That, coupled with the fine MIGHT help.

Just a thought from someone who drives for a living and sees fat too many incidents and close-calls. There are a high enough percentage of careless/thoughtless drivers out there without the multipying factor of electronic device distraction.

Just my $.02

 

[phroenips]

What if we require the phone manufacturers to build in a sleep mode. Most smart phones have gps capabilities, so, what if the phones automatically go Ito sleep mode when any speed above say 10mph is detected. All incoming calls would go to voicemail and all outgoing and text capabilities would be frozen. Hmmm wadda you think?

That would prevent any passengers from using their phones as well...

 

[Bigslim]

What if we require the phone manufacturers to build in a sleep mode. Most smart phones have gps capabilities, so, what if the phones automatically go Ito sleep mode when any speed above say 10mph is detected. All incoming calls would go to voicemail and all outgoing and text capabilities would be frozen. Hmmm wadda you think?

That would prevent any passengers from using their phones as well...

Agreed, or anyone moving at above 10mph. I regularly commute on the train from DC to Philly, being able to work or communicate while traveling is one of the appealing things about commuting that way.

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Right now, the problem is the only recourse you have is yanking someone's license, and since we have zero public transportation and nothing in walking distance, you really can't do that. That keeps the court system from really having leverage over Suzy Cellphone.

Ooohhhhhh, I dunnow! What if the police confiscated said device on-the-spot and had a way to notify the "carrier" the phone was impounded, not lost or stolen so there'd be no insurance replacement.

That, coupled with the fine MIGHT help.

Just a thought from someone who drives for a living and sees fat too many incidents and close-calls. There are a high enough percentage of careless/thoughtless drivers out there without the multipying factor of electronic device distraction.

Just my $.02

Well said.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in this story?

Cops routinely have to operate a LARGE amount of switches, lights, sirens, multiple radios, laptop computer, take down lights, radar and ...

Just curious... How many cops have killed or maimed people while driving distracted and how many cops have been killed or maimed by distracted drivers?

 

[k7lvo]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in this story?

Cops routinely have to operate a LARGE amount of switches, lights, sirens, multiple radios, laptop computer, take down lights, radar and ...

Just curious... How many cops have killed or maimed people while driving distracted and how many cops have been killed or maimed by distracted drivers?

Are you for gun control, too? The same logic applies...

How many "average" drivers have driven many, many thousands of miles while routinely operating radios, gps receivers, tape players, cd players, and, yes, wireless phones WITHOUT accident/incident?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Going out on a limb here.. an suggesting we get back on track here.

Get the **** off trained professionals ***** for one.. They can do what they do because unlike you ******** who ***** and whine about them They actually are smarter than you.

What the **** did our folks ******* do 40 50 years ago? **** what the **** did we do 15 years ago without ******* cells??? Feckin idiots! How the hell did you all get here without Momma an Daddy being in constant contact?

We ******* lived!!!! Foe **** sakes!!! There ain't a human alive so god damned important they need constant contact!!

Life ******* happens regardless of where you are or how long it takes to tell you Junior has scratched his knee or you spouse ifs ******* the mailman while you suck off the ex school teachers pig..

Get a ****** clue Nobody is so important as to need a stupid ***** communication device stuck in their ear 24/7.. The world and life managed just fine without you " I'm so insecure I need a phucking phone stuck to my head, to make me feel wanted piece of ****"..

I honestly hope I never have to shove one up somebodys *** when I ditch any vehicle I'm diving to avoid denting the self absorbed ******** inattention..

 

[yamafitter]

Get the **** off trained professionals ***** for one.. They can do what they do because unlike you ******** who ***** and whine about them They actually are smarter than you.

My name is Wild E. Coyote, Super Genius and nobody is smarter than me

OK, so there was that episode with the throttle tube but that was an anomaly.

A few years ago one of the SWAT boys came swaggering into the cafeteria at the Nuke Plant with his assault rifle and placed it in the rifle rack which is not locked in any way. You never know when one of us regular nuke workers might go off our nut from all the radiation and try to take over the world.

The armored covered dummy then left his assault rifle behind after having his coffee at the Tim Horton's we had in the plant. We were going to pick it up and give it back to him but it probably would have got us shot by his trigger happy buddies.

I always found it kind of ironic that they gave the guns to the most mentally unstable people in the plant.

By the way, yes, we had a Tim Horton's in our cafeteria at the Nuke Plant. This is Canada you know. If I get too far away from a Timmy's I just might go off my nut. Make mine a double-double.

 

[FlyingJ]

Going out on a limb here.. an suggesting we get back on track here.

Get the **** off trained professionals ***** for one.. They can do what they do because unlike you ******** who ***** and whine about them They actually are smarter than you.

What the **** did our folks ******* do 40 50 years ago? **** what the **** did we do 15 years ago without ******* cells??? Feckin idiots! How the hell did you all get here without Momma an Daddy being in constant contact?

We ******* lived!!!! Foe **** sakes!!! There ain't a human alive so god damned important they need constant contact!!

Life ******* happens regardless of where you are or how long it takes to tell you Junior has scratched his knee or you spouse ifs ******* the mailman while you suck off the ex school teachers pig..

Get a ****** clue Nobody is so important as to need a stupid ***** communication device stuck in their ear 24/7.. The world and life managed just fine without you " I'm so insecure I need a phucking phone stuck to my head, to make me feel wanted piece of ****"..

I honestly hope I never have to shove one up somebodys *** when I ditch any vehicle I'm diving to avoid denting the self absorbed ******** inattention..

Amen brother!!!

 

[yamafitter]

I actually agree with most of what Bust had to say. It was only the generalization that all cops are smarter that set me off plumb.

I would add one thing about GPS though. It should be looked at as a tool. Properly used a tool is a good thing. Using a hammer to drive a nail is good. Using a hammer to hit yourself in the head is a bad thing. We don't need to ban hammers just because some ******* who shouldn't be in the gene pool to start with couldn't stop himself from hitting his head with a hammer.

While cellphones can also be a tool they are just too much of a distraction for most folks who were never properly trained to drive in the first place. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that one needs to balance the advantages & disadvantages and then make an informed decision.

Myself, I prefer to turn the cellphone off and then pick up my messages when I arrive at my destination. I would rather not have the distraction.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in this story?

Cops routinely have to operate a LARGE amount of switches, lights, sirens, multiple radios, laptop computer, take down lights, radar and ...

Just curious... How many cops have killed or maimed people while driving distracted and how many cops have been killed or maimed by distracted drivers?

Are you for gun control, too? The same logic applies...

I would be against anyone operating a handgun while texting or talking on the phone.

:fool:

 

[Bustanut joker]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in this story?

Cops routinely have to operate a LARGE amount of switches, lights, sirens, multiple radios, laptop computer, take down lights, radar and ...

Just curious... How many cops have killed or maimed people while driving distracted and how many cops have been killed or maimed by distracted drivers?

Are you for gun control, too? The same logic applies...

I would be against anyone operating a handgun while texting or talking on the phone.

:fool:

This is where we part ways Joe..

I'm all for someone operating a handgun while on a cell.

Just as long as they have it pointed at their head.

 

[chivvalry]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in this story?

Cops routinely have to operate a LARGE amount of switches, lights, sirens, multiple radios, laptop computer, take down lights, radar and ...

Just curious... How many cops have killed or maimed people while driving distracted and how many cops have been killed or maimed by distracted drivers?

Are you for gun control, too? The same logic applies...

I would be against anyone operating a handgun while texting or talking on the phone.

:fool:

I wouldn't. Dialing 911 while hunkered down in your bedroom with a 9MM in your hand after someone just broke in your front door sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

 

[James Burleigh]

No comment. :glare:

Here's my comment...

 

[k7lvo]

No comment. :glare:

Here's my comment...

The driver was an airhead, at best, with previous convictions, and, thought she committed three felonies, whas charged with a misdemeanor. Yep, let the person off with a slap on the wrist, and "arrest" the phone, gun, whatever. THAT'LL teach 'em!

Oh, yeah... The article mentioned SPEED as one of the three main causes. Anybody want to run with that???

Bottom line: If you're distracted, it doesn't matter WHY. Fix the PEOPLE problem, don't blame the inanimate object.