I57;m astounded. According to the Daily Caller, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (a Republican) is looking into potentially installing devices into cars that would disable all phones in the vehicle.
“There’s a lot of technology out there now that can disable phones and we’re looking at that,” said LaHood on MSNBC. LaHood said the cellphone scramblers were one way, and also stressed the importance of “personal responsibility.”
The hosts of Morning Joe pushed the secretary about the possibility of requiring scrambling technology installed in vehicles.
“I think it will be done,” said LaHood. “I think the technology is there and I think you’re going to see the technology become adaptable in automobiles to disable these cell phones. We need to do a lot more if were going to save lives.”
Texting and driving is incredibly dangerous. Not only do you put your own life at risk but you also endanger everyone in the car and on the road with you. Talking on the phone is arguably just as bad. I do neither, because I know the dangers and I hope others on the road do too.
But how can LaHood say they will stress 60;personal reponsibility61; when they are looking into completely shutting down any room for individual judgement?
The Department of Transportation is stepping awfully close to, if not over the line of what is and isn57;t appropriate when it comes to government intervention into personal lives.
You might have those 3 words and a lot of time to think about them if you are lucky enough to survive a crash caused by someone talking or texting on a cell phone. That's the proper place to inject those 3 words.
Just this past weekend we went to the Grove City shops, 40 minutes away and saw three drivers talking on rheir cell phones while driving in excess of 70 mph on I-79.
Passing laws against using a cell phone while driving does nothing to stop the insanity of doing so while driving. People don't think they could be in an accident while using their cell phone while driving. look at how many kids are maimed and killed because they are stupid and drive under the influence of alcohol. We have laws and they have been educated against it, yet it happens all the time.
I think the cell phones are used for a lot of important calls and people use them to warn other drivers of impending hazzards and accidents. If they got to make cell phones inoperable in a moving vehicle, let them remain live to receive an incoming message to alert the driver, then kill them until the vehicle is safely parked and the engine is off.
There are enough drivers out there not capable of operating a vehicle safely let alone being further impaired by using a cell phone. Cell phones save lives as well as taking lives. We can't have it both ways.
I got Mrs.L a jitterbug.com cell phone, 50 minutes/month, $14.99 + all the taxes and fees, and she uses 3 - 6 minutes/month.
I feel better knowing that if there's some sort of emergency, break-down, whatever, she is able to call for help from the (relative) safety of her car.
I feel better knowing that if there's some sort of emergency, break-down, whatever, she is able to call for help from the (relative) safety of her car.
I can appreciate having a cell phone in case of emergency if used responsibly. Far too many don't What the hell did people do before there were cell phones? For every responsible owner there is probably some idiot endangering his and other lives out on the road.
There has to be some way to protect innocent lives. What would you suggest to stop the carnage from the use of cell phones? One accident and one lost innocent life is one too many. My wife has one strictly for an emergency. She never answers it when she is driving. If the calling party didn't leave a message that is water under the bridge.
There has to be some way to protect innocent lives. What would you suggest to stop the carnage from the use of cell phones? One accident and one lost innocent life is one too many. My wife has one strictly for an emergency. She never answers it when she is driving. If the calling party didn't leave a message that is water under the bridge.
I couldn't agree more. As one who rides a motorcycle to work daily, I've seen too much which leads me to agree with LaHood. Lew Rockwell came out against LaHood and his proposals yesterday. I'm as libertarian as the next guy and I don't much care what you do until it affects me. Using cell phones while driving is dangerous--- end of story.