Most military installations also prohibit using cell phones while driving. Some installations like Ft. Benning in Georgia and Tyndall AFB on the Florida coast (and many, many others) have long stretches of highway away from the main areas that are still considered part of the installation and still under federal and military jurisdiction.
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skipnchar wrote: I'd RATHER they concentrate on the driving BEHAVIOR than the perceived CAUSE of the behavior. Some people seem to drive just fine while talking on the phone and lots of others can't maintain their own driving lane even when NOT on the phone. If the driving is erratic get em off of the road rather than a specific ban on cell phones when the driving behavior may not be suffering at all. I'm amazed at the number of times I follow someone driving right down the middle of two traffic lanes and when I finally pass them find no reason for it at all except they can't drive.
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We have more than enough laws on the books already. Use the ones we have already and everything will be fine.
wa8yxm wrote: Depends on the CB-er... As a ham radio operator I often talk on the radio while driving, however I've learned to seperate those tasks. The thing is. Ham radio, if I have to pay attention to driving, I'm going to do so. Where as with cell phone if it's business I need to pay attention to the call.. Totally different mind set. It's the mind set that is most important. There are other factors as well but the telephone mindset is much more intense than the radio mindset.
I wholeheartedly agree. Telephone conversations seem to take up more of the user's concentration than any other activity, hands free or not. Two way radios - the recipient of your conversation expects delays for responses at times and the sense of urgency is not there like a phone. Sure, there are a lot of other unsafe practices while driving but cell phones have to be number 1.
Have you ever got stuck behind a large shopper walking down the aisle of a supermarket pushing a cart at a snail's pace while talking on their phone, oblivious to everything else?
I think cell phones are a blessing and a curse at the same time.
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Jarlaxle wrote: So lemme get this straight: I cannot listen to talk radio on headphonmes while driving. However, to talk on my cell phone, I MUST use headphones? Does anyone else think this is pretty weird?
I wonder if using the speakerphone setting on a cell would be legal? It would seem to be.
No, In many (not all) states you can not listen to ANYTHING using headphones that cover your ears.. There are several brands of cell phone ear pieces that do NOT cover your ears. I have 2 or 3 of them
You can also use a speaker phone.. My phone is a speaker phone, I push the button and everyone in the car is in on the conservation.
I don't use headphones in the car.. Though I have been known to use strategically placed speakers so the wife was not disturbed by the trucker's language.
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