Ontario's teen drivers could face cellphone ban

[Cheese]

Ontario teenagers would be barred from using cellphones or digital music players while driving if a private member's bill is passed into law.

Good idea...

Dont think the bill went far enough...they should ban women from putting makeup on while driving on the 401 in the fast lane!

[Hakan]

Drop in the bucket. Should ban ALL drivers from using cell phones. Of course this is easy legislation to pass because teens can't vote.

[The Goon]

People are listening to music players while driving? With earphones on?

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Drop in the bucket. Should ban ALL drivers from using cell phones.

Hear hear! One of my biggest pet peeves.

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Drop in the bucket. Should ban ALL drivers from using cell phones. Of course this is easy legislation to pass because teens can't vote.

Ditto...good point about the legislation. I really don't think the whole cell phone/driving problem is a teen issue either. I see many more people in the 20+ range driving with cells than the 16-19 range.

Also, is that the new thing to listen to your ipod with headphones as your driving? Isn't that already illegal!?

[Phaneuf3]

yes! thank god! its about time something like this was put into place. but i agree why just single out teens? i guess its easier to get thsi type of law in the door with just singling out teens and then expanding it to everyone.

[Igottago]

Teens should be banned from using cell phones at all times..especially in movie theatres.

[Phaneuf3]

Originally Posted by Igottago

Teens should be banned from using cell phones at all times..especially in movie theatres.

but as long as you're 20+ its A-OK

[HelloHockeyFans]

Adult drivers likely drive while using their cell phones more often than teenagers.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by jar_e

I really don't think the whole cell phone/driving problem is a teen issue either. I see many more people in the 20+ range driving with cells than the 16-19 range.

Originally Posted by Phaneuf3

but i agree why just single out teens?

I would suggest that maybe it has more to do with teaching teens the right rules and setting up good driving habits. When I learned how to drive cell phones cost over $2000 and airtime was 75¢ per minute. Now anybody can walk into 7-11 and drive away with a cell phone.

And I think it's those 20+ people who have learned to drive in the last 5-10 years and got used to passing the time by chatting on the phone.

Now that I walk part way home from work I notice a lot of the people obliviously chatting on the phone seem to be in the 16-25 age group. I never use my phone to just chat, for me its a quick 15-30 second call and that's it. Which is why I don't think an outright ban is the answer; just education. And in my mind this is what this bill does; forces education on young drivers.

[Lurch]

All this does is make the law virtually unenforced. If not everyone is affected, I doubt police will go out of their way to single out a tiny subset of the driving population. More likely, it will only be enforced when an teenager is driving like an idiot and this ticket is thrown on top.

[Hakan]

Originally Posted by fotze

They should also ban girls from going to Flames games where their boyfriends have seats 10 rows higher and I am in the row above said girls and those girls need to look at those boyfriends while textmessaging them 47 times.

That's when you pull the, "whoops, sorry for accidentally peeing on your cellphone" gag.