good thing i dont live in that state today because im still a newbie type text'er.
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CHP's cell phone crackdown is today
Bay City News
Posted: 08/10/2010 08:20:00 AM PDT
Updated: 08/10/2010 10:37:45 AM PDT
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A woman driving down Ashby Ave. in Berkeley, Calif. on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009 talks on her cell...
if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').styl e.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').styl e.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } The California Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are joining forces today for a strict zero-tolerance campaign aimed at identifying and issuing citations to motorists talking or texting on cell phones while driving.
The campaign to highlight distracted driving offenses will mirror a similar two-day enforcement effort last year, during which more than 700 cell phone citations were issued by law enforcement in Santa Clara County and more than 550 drivers were ticketed by CHP officers throughout the Bay Area.
Cell phone use is the leading identifiable source of distracted driving and inattention stated on collision reports in California, according to the CHP.
Other identified sources of distracted driving are applying makeup, using global positioning equipment, eating, drinking, changing music and reading.
I saw a cyclist turning a corner at a junction on the North Circular yesterday, whilst talking on his phone and not looking at the traffic around him or where he was going. Thankfully the person whose car I was a passenger in saw him, or it could have been very nasty.
They had a programme on bbc3 ages ago, it was a promotional thing about dont use a phone and drive, how she killed her 2 best friends and the aftermath and going to prision, was abit graphic though.
"Its not how long a star shines, what is remembered is the brightness of the light"
Good good.
Using a mobile in any capacity whilst driving should be banned.
I don't know what the penalty here is, but I'm assuming it's a fine?
It should result in points on your license.
I recently passed my test, but I couldn't possibly use my phone and drive. I'm I'm stuck in traffic or at a red light I might check it, and if I'm badly stuck I'll text my parents to tell them. Never whilst on the move. Correct me if I'm wrong but I suspect it's points and a fine.
Just because the crackdown isnt in your area doesnt mean you shouldnt listen to what they're saying and not use your phone when driving.
It's a major risk, and it's rather stupid to do it.
If I catch my Dad attempting to phone/text, I have a major go at him :/
When I was in Germany, I was travelling with my exchange partner and her dad, and while her dad used his phone, she controlled the steering wheel. It was bloody scary.
Just because the crackdown isnt in your area doesnt mean you shouldnt listen to what they're saying and not use your phone when driving.
It's a major risk, and it's rather stupid to do it.
I nearly got bashed into yesterday by some idiot texting whilst approaching a junction. I was walking and there is a hatched area so that pedestrians can cross over and she went right over it [despite markings, and there being no space the other side to pass into].
It infuriates me when people use a phone whilst driving, and it f*cks me off even more when said person bangs on about how bad drink driving is, oblivious to the fact they're doing the same.
When I was in Germany, I was travelling with my exchange partner and her dad, and while her dad used his phone, she controlled the steering wheel. It was bloody scary.
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Oh my... Sounds scary...
"Wish that I could cry,
Fall apon my knees,
Find a way to lie,
About the home I'll never see"
Superman by Five For Fighting
i must admit i do sometimes use my fone when driving
it is a dangerous thing to do though.
and completely illegal...
I rang my dad the other day and when he picked up I found out he was driving so I hung up on him, phoned my mother who was in the passenger seat and asked her to confiscate his phone and shout at him.
She did.
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