Comments on: Why The New Cell Phone Driving Law Makes No Sense, Part 2 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:33:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jess http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 jess Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:57:03 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1613 EWW SICK. chincillas = weird crowns = SUPER FREAKY those together do NOT fit the listed descriptions. eewwwww..... EWW SICK.
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]]> By: jess http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 jess Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:08:30 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1537 haha well, obviously, you had some childhood trauma involving small streams :) haha well, obviously, you had some childhood trauma involving small streams :)

]]> By: Josephine http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Josephine Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:45:16 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1493 Just create a new line of banana peel cellphone covers. >:D Just create a new line of banana peel cellphone covers. >:D

]]> By: Randy http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Randy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:49:35 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1474 I think they shouldn't have had to pass the cell phone law. Now they have to add laws or append the cell phone one for texting, doing makeup, e-mailing on a laptop, etc. They should've just told police to more strictly enforce the existing laws on RECKLESS driving. Doreen's right though, it does increase public awareness. IMO, that's the biggest benefit of cell phone law. I think they shouldn’t have had to pass the cell phone law. Now they have to add laws or append the cell phone one for texting, doing makeup, e-mailing on a laptop, etc. They should’ve just told police to more strictly enforce the existing laws on RECKLESS driving.

Doreen’s right though, it does increase public awareness. IMO, that’s the biggest benefit of cell phone law.

]]> By: Doreen http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Doreen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:14:15 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1446 Haha... cool video. I was talking to Roland about the law and he said that while the base fine is $20, by the time they slap on all the fees and assessments you're usually looking at more than 3x that amount. I think the law really just brings awareness to the population and aims to decrease handheld cell phone usage. People will break it anyway because, like other laws, it can't be 100% enforced. On the other hand, while the law doesn't specifically address texting (which obviously is more dangerous), the patrol officer's perspective is that the safe speed for texting is 0 mph. So if you get pulled over while texting, you can be written a ticket for unsafe speed. If you're driving 35 mph while texting - that's a speeding ticket - for going 35 mph above the appropriate speed limit. Speeding tickets cost more than cell phone tickets, too! Haha… cool video. I was talking to Roland about the law and he said that while the base fine is $20, by the time they slap on all the fees and assessments you’re usually looking at more than 3x that amount.

I think the law really just brings awareness to the population and aims to decrease handheld cell phone usage. People will break it anyway because, like other laws, it can’t be 100% enforced.

On the other hand, while the law doesn’t specifically address texting (which obviously is more dangerous), the patrol officer’s perspective is that the safe speed for texting is 0 mph. So if you get pulled over while texting, you can be written a ticket for unsafe speed. If you’re driving 35 mph while texting - that’s a speeding ticket - for going 35 mph above the appropriate speed limit. Speeding tickets cost more than cell phone tickets, too!

]]> By: James Szeto Journal » Blog Archive » Why The New Cell Phone Driving Law Makes No Sense http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 James Szeto Journal » Blog Archive » Why The New Cell Phone Driving Law Makes No Sense Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:25:15 +0000 http://www.jamesszeto.com/journal/2008/07/03/why-the-new-cell-phone-driving-law-makes-no-sense-part-2/#comment-1443 [...] [Edit, 2008-07-03: For the humor, see this post.] [...] [...] [Edit, 2008-07-03: For the humor, see this post.] [...]

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