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Originally Posted by gargamel
I don't think that you should be allowed to hold your phone to your ear while the vehicle is in motion, but most of these laws are written much more broadly than that. Is it legal to touch someone's name on your phone to call them through your hands free system? I don't think it is, but I don't see why it shouldn't be, especially if you're at a red light.
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They don't admit it but these distraction laws were brought in because of texting,Dialing and talking while driving was never a real problem,just last year I had to drive a young lady home after she buried her car in the snow off of stoney trail,she was texting in a friken blizzard,when I pointed out the 2 feet she missed the light standard by she swore she would never use her phone again while driving.
Solution,smart phone manufacturers should disable texting,apps..etc when moving over 10 k and hour, if it saves lives I say boo-hoo to people on buses,passengers etc.nothing it that important that it can't wait until your stopped,keep the phone functional for obvious reasons.
A positive note maybe kids would interact with their parents from the backseat and people on buses/trains might learn to be friendly again,like it was before these anti-social devices were invented.