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Originally Posted by Cheese
a fine of a couple hundred bucks aint gonna change anything. Having your car impounded for a week the first time might....having your license removed for a year the second time might.
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Exactly. It's about as dangerous as drunk driving, need to punish it as such. Even in this example you still get a second chance before you lose your licence. Not saying I'd push for anything harsher than what you've suggested, but wouldn't be against it either.
But there needs to be real punishment and real enforcement.
I think part of the problem is it's all lumped together with the distracted driving law. And of course texting and driving came from talking and driving so it's natural to see it as very similar. But it really isn't. It's very VERY dangerous and needs to be treated as such.