I am certainly in the group of don't be an idiot, and simply don't text while driving. However, I don't agree with the police being able to confiscate your phone for doing so. Increase the fines, add demerit points, but confiscating the phone is a slippery slope.
Some of the most dangerous distracted driving I have ever seen have been police officers driving marked cars with no lights and no sirens. Weaving in and out of traffic, erratic 3 lane changes. If another officer catches him, does he get his phone confiscated as well?
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