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Originally Posted by ken0042
I also disagree. We have an entire generation of kids who are now 20-30 years old and grew up with cell phones. They used mom's cell when they were 12 and mom was driving them to hockey practice, and they continued to use the cell after they got their license. To them- talking on the cell is like listening to the radio; except they don't realize the danger they are behind the wheel.
Now the law has more visibility; and has specifics. So instead of "undue care and attention" it is black and white- no handheld electronics. As well, this will be a law taught during drivers ed.
I also disagree that the police already have too much to do. Don't get me wrong; there's a lot of good hard working men and women on the force. But if their job is public safety; this helps them do their job. And let's keep in mind that as many Albertans die in car crashes as they do in murders; so to me this is just as important.
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Again, please see my previous post about texting. If this law was more specific in nature and targets texting in general along with a longer term public campaign that would be something else in my eyes. And don't fool your self about who is driving like a moron. It runs in all ages groups and both genders.
I have many friends and colleges that work specifically traffic and most of them would say that people still fly by them at 110 kph when passing them on the road when they have someone pulled over. Yes, it is less than it was but many of them believe it is because there has been a big public awareness campaign not tickets. Very few of them have actually given a ticket for this offence because generally you need 2 or more police vehicles working together to catch these people.
I can most certainly tell you that there are not enough police on the road to enforce the current highway traffic laws. More so in rural areas.
At the end of the day, only time will tell if this actually makes a difference. I for one agree with the premise but disagree with the law.