The Indy Star has an article entitled Bill calls for drivers to hang up discussing HB 1508 which would limit the use of cell phones in one’s car.
What I really enjoy is the “man on the street” commentary these articles always seem to feature. Today’s offering:
Most folks acknowledge that driving while phoning is a hazard. Ivan Rouse, 27, Indianapolis, said he has noticed that “most of the people driving slow are not really paying attention and are on the phone.” But Rouse questions whether a new law is the answer. “I wouldn’t want it to be a law, because it just gives the law a way to get in my pocket,” he said. “If they pass a law on it, then I think they will more or less abuse it.”
I guess I’m like most folks because I think driving while phoning makes you a less effective driver. Then again, I think the same could be said about driving-while-tired, driving-while-really-really-old, driving-while-hung-over, driving-while-futzing-with-the-radio, driving-while-the-kids-are-yelling-in-the-back, and countless other distractions or impairments. And, in fact, most of the folks I notice driving slowly are not using cell phones. Take that Mr. Ivan Rouse. But I agree with him that another law probably isn’t the answer.
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