If this law does pass, and I actually get a ticket for using my phone while driving, I will actually enjoy taking my appeal all the way to the supreme court. It is too hard to define "ordinary driving public" in a way that doesn't infringe on the rights of those of us that know better.
I will stop using my phone in my car as soon as they start issuing tickets for people lighting up a cigarette and smoking while they drive. I will stop using my phone in my car as soon as they make it illegal for a driver to pull out his case of 100 CD's and change his music selection while driving. I will stop using my phone in my car as soon as they make it illegal for a driver to pull out and unfold a map and look at it while they are driving. I will stop using my phone in my car as soon as they make it illegal for a parent to drive a car while attending to screaming young children and infants. I live in a small town, where often in my commute to work, at 9am, I see no other cars on the road, not one. This law may be applicable for those who chose to live in over-populated and congested areas, but should not apply to those of us that would cause no harm to other motorists. I am intelligent, and do not engage in heated discussions or work discussions or whatever while driving. If my phone rings, I answer, and usually arrange the simple matter (such as where to meet someone) or arrange a callback time and then hang up. Assuming that all phone operators have the same mental incapacities of doing two things at once is a false assumption. Research has shown that for the drivers that cannot talk and drive at the same time, using the headset instead of the handset does not improve their driving abilities. We should focus on getting the bad drivers off of the road, not taking away rights from a whole class of citizens. Kenneth Crudup wrote: > On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Charlie Wallace wrote: > > >> California passes ban on handheld cell phone use while driving! >> > > YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! > > -Kenny > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
