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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Mel, can you debate without getting like this? The studies that have been posted already show that trying to remove distractions in this manner does not remove them. It forces people to be even more stupid. It really is no different than any other stupid behaviour. Drugs, tobacco, taxes, ect. It just forces people into a underground type of behaviour.
I agree that something needs to be done but I don't agree that this is the law that will do it.
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Then don't start out with time machine comments. I have actual, real-life experience witnessing the effect of these laws. I ride a motorcycle every day, believe me, I keep a very defensive eye on what is going on around me on the road. When some texting ###### mashes me into the SUV in front of me, I die. I pay attention to these things. Maybe people here are just much better drivers than Canadians. Or maybe it's because the distraction laws work. Either way, those laws aren't hurting anything, other than some knob's immutable desire to twitter the tremendously important fact that he's sitting in the car to all his friends.
Drinking and driving laws have worked. Not completely (as with any law), but the incidence of drinking and driving accidents is far lower than it was years ago. Those laws had no effect at first. After seatbelt laws came in, lots of people didn't bother wearing them for a few years. Everyone does now. It takes time to change behaviours. Some study examining the effect of a law that was brought in within the last year or two is meaningless.