- Jan 23, 2001
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So I live in NY and talking on your cell phone while driving is illegal. I see a lot of people around here violating this law and I have myself a couple of times, but I at least use my speaker phone, even though it's not technically hands free because I have no cradle for the phone.
Lately I've been noticing cops in their police cars talking on cell phones. Not just speaker phone mode and they're holding it in their hand, but with the phone up against their ear. Its starting to piss me off. They will give you a ticket for doing this yet they do it themselves and think nothing of the fact that they are endangering other motorists. Not too mention as officers shouldn't they be the role models? You're enforcing these laws, maybe you should obey them?
Now before you try and tell me oh they are probably police issue phones and they using them in their official capacity, then why aren't their cars equipped with hands free systems then? What if they are on the phone and get a call over the radio to respond to a crime in progress? They're going to be juggling that stupid cell phone, reaching for the lights and siren switches at the same they are accelerating to above the speed limit. Sure you could say they've had more driving training for high speed/high pressure situations but last time I checked the police academies are not training cops to do high performance manuevers with a cell phone in one hand.
Anyway, just curious what any of our resident ATOT officers think of this.
Lately I've been noticing cops in their police cars talking on cell phones. Not just speaker phone mode and they're holding it in their hand, but with the phone up against their ear. Its starting to piss me off. They will give you a ticket for doing this yet they do it themselves and think nothing of the fact that they are endangering other motorists. Not too mention as officers shouldn't they be the role models? You're enforcing these laws, maybe you should obey them?
Now before you try and tell me oh they are probably police issue phones and they using them in their official capacity, then why aren't their cars equipped with hands free systems then? What if they are on the phone and get a call over the radio to respond to a crime in progress? They're going to be juggling that stupid cell phone, reaching for the lights and siren switches at the same they are accelerating to above the speed limit. Sure you could say they've had more driving training for high speed/high pressure situations but last time I checked the police academies are not training cops to do high performance manuevers with a cell phone in one hand.
Anyway, just curious what any of our resident ATOT officers think of this.
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