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edro

Lifer
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LOL, I didn't know there was this much hatred for flip flops.
I love flip flops. Maybe you should give them a try before the ban.
 

Pardus

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Jun 29, 2000
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Ban texting while driving. Make the 1st offense $5000 and the 2nd offense you lose your car and it gets sold at auction cause your too stupid to learn.
 

edro

Lifer
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Ban texting while driving. Make the 1st offense $5000 and the 2nd offense you lose your car and it gets sold at auction cause your too stupid to learn.
What if they are just checking the time on their cellphone?
What if they are reading a very short TXT message?
It would be the same distraction as people who change the radio.

Unpossible to enforce.
 

Ryland

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Aug 9, 2001
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religion
parents who can't discipline their kids
texting while driving
 

Key West

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Absolute halfwit retards on the road that need validation:

*Playing loud music with their shitty bass
*Motorcycle cunts with 'I NEED ATTENTION' mufflers
*All the Fast & Furious wannabe manchildren with shittiest superficial mods on their less than $15K piece of shit cars.
 

TraumaRN

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Oxycondone/Oxycontin banned for anyone but late stage cancer patients. The shit is basically legalized heroin(potency wise that is)

And thanks to stupid doctors who will prescribe it sight unseen tons of people get hooked on it and come to my ER asking for pain meds...wasting my time and potentially delaying treatment for people that are actually sick.
 

vshah

Lifer
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What if they are just checking the time on their cellphone?
there is a clock in almost every car ever made

What if they are reading a very short TXT message?
this is texting while driving

It would be the same distraction as people who change the radio.
most people could change a radio station in their car blindfolded. most people can't navigate their cellphone blindfolded.

Unpossible to enforce.
i agree


see above^^^
 

Sho'Nuff

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Politicians with more than 10 years in office. Seriously, if you can't get shit done in a decade, get the hell out and let someone else give it a shot.

It would also mean that more politicians would care less about getting reelected than doing something useful.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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idiocy

I mean the human action kind, not the medical kind.
 
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edro

Lifer
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see above^^^
You understand my point... if not, I will reiterate it.

Handheld electronic devices are becoming more common and more integrated into our lives.
They are not only for TXTing, but also for media playing, internet, weather, GPS, clock, etc.

How can a cop discern whether they are texting, versus any other activity.

Is merely looking at a mobile device's screen considered illegal?
Some people read books while driving... is that specifically illegal?

I think creating laws against TXTing is too specific and will be changed in the near future.
 
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sdifox

No Lifer
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You understand my point... if not, I will reiterate it.

Handheld electronic devices are becoming more common and more integrated into our lives.
They are not only for TXTing, but also for media playing, internet, weather, GPS, clock, etc.

How can a cop discern whether they are texting, versus any other activity.

Is merely looking at a mobile device's screen considered illegal?
Some people read books while driving... is that specifically illegal?

I think creating laws against TXTing is too specific and will be changed in the near future.

The change would be to expand the law.
 

Train

Lifer
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Politicians with more than 10 years in office. Seriously, if you can't get shit done in a decade, get the hell out and let someone else give it a shot.

It would also mean that more politicians would care less about getting reelected than doing something useful.

Senators who have been in congress for 40+ years are a waste of space.

At least put a 4 term limit on congress.