Do you think talking on cell phones while driving should be illegal?

Question

I don't. It would be another freedom taken away and a little more government control over us. What's next, no listening to the radio while driving, no eating or drinking, no talking to other passengers?

Answer 1

No.

There are already general purpose laws in most states about driving while distracted, which apply to any activity. There's nothing special about talking on the phone that makes it any different than eating lunch, reading the newspaper or putting on make-up.

We don't need more laws governing every single specific activity just because police can't be bothered to enforce the existing general-purpose laws.

Answer 2

I watched an interesting study take place on TV recently. People were told to drive a course sober. Then they were fed booze and told to drive a course buzzed. (They did poorly). Then they were given cellphones and told to drive the course while talking on the cellphones. They did poorly there too. There's not a huge difference between drunks and cellphone-while-driving people as far as driving skills go. I pull over to have my conversations if I'm in town but I don't mind talking on the phone for long, straight stretches of road. I do put my car on cruise and I get off the phone when I'm in traffic or approaching dangerous stretches of highway.

By the way, whether a law is brought into effect over the use of cellphones while driving or not, if you are driving negligently you can get a ticket, whether you swerved while applying lipstick, ran a light while on the phone, rolled out into the intersection while adjusting a baby's blanket by reaching into the back seat.

I don't think it should be illegal to talk on the phone while driving but I do think that driving illegally should continue to warrant a ticket.

Answer 3

In New York it is Illegal. People do not pay attention when they talk and drive, they are thinking of a b/f, g/f, job issue anything but concintrating on the road. People forget driving is a privlidge not a right. You have to work for your DL in most states. When someone you know dies or gets seriously injured because of someone not paying attention to road while talking on the cell phone you will feel different. Plus why can't you invest in a hands free device or pull over. I was pissed that they passed that law as well but now that I have a child and I pay more attention to how I drive and how other people drive. It is a good law, one that helps the masses not the individual. Sit and watch people drive on a commute home see who is paying attention on a cell phone and who is not. I think you will be surprised at the inattentiveness of other drivers. My opinion for what it is worth.

Answer 4

For the most part, yes, I do believe cell phones should be illegal. Not all drivers are bad due to cell phone usage, but I'm surprised more and more every day that people who do make driving blunders are usually talking on a phone.

There are so many other things people should be paying attention to while behind the wheel besides talking on a phone. Your mind wanders as your conversation becomes more and more in-depth, and you become way too lax to be behind the wheel. I have a cell phone and if I happen to be on a call while I'm driving, I catch myself not always paying complete attention to my surroundings. If I'm that way, other people are bound to be that way too. I'd like to think I'm a cautious driver even while I'm on a call, but the person driving next to me might not be a multi-tasker.

Instead of making it totally illegal, law enforcement could start writing tickets for traffic blunders caused by cell phones. Just like with other traffic tickets, after you receive a certain amount, your license gets revoked, up to & including jail time.

Answer 5

Yes, I do think that using cell phones while driving should be illegal. It is extremely dangerous because you are not focused on driving. Recently, there was a news story on television about a young man who decided to text message his friend while driving. He was not paying attention and had a very bad accident. He totaled his car and broke a leg, his arm, and fractured a few ribs. It's just not worth it.

Answer 6

yes I have been run off the road a couple times because of people driving on their cell and not paying attention. It should be a law like seat belts. Its not a freedom being taken away it is a safety measure.

Answer 7

There have been recent studies that driving a car requires a lot of your higher brain function, unfortunately so does talking on the cell phone. The two are incompatible. I would have to say yes, ban cell phone while driving.

Answer 8

i feel it should not be a law also, but i understand where every ones coming from. if your talking on the phone and a car swerves there is a big chance that you will be too busy talking on the phone to see until its to late. i think that vehicles should have a built in speaker in the dash that hooks directly to the phone. this way you only have to speak and the other person can hear you so you can focus more on the road.

Answer 9

I even have mixed thoughts on the project. i've got considered some rather loopy making use of being completed with the help of persons on cellular telephones, so i'm able to delight in the reason. however the comparable could be reported for persons ingesting and making use of... or making use of with childrens interior the automobile. Are we going to prohibit those distractions too? Banning cellular telephone use altogether looks severe to me. yet i do no longer understand of any states that ban using cellular telephones with a head set or on speaker. That appears like a functional compromise.

Answer 10

people should be required to use a hands free setup while driving. that would leave one more hand free for "driving the car" as well as remove a significant visual obstruction, the arm. when your arm is up to your ear your peripheral vision is impaired, and it makes it harder to move your head in order to "know what the hell is going on around you"

why is it always the ones talking on the phone that neglect to look both ways at an intersection?

Hang Up and Drive.