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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:25 PM Original message |
Ban cell phone usage while driving |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. ...and drinks...and passengers...and car stereos... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Useless response |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Bullshit... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. No, they're all distractions... |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 09:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
64. Spatial awareness is the difference. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Very ineresting |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Balls. Not the same thing. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. It's certainly not the first time, but I disagree. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Hey, all I can tell you is that I've almost been run over a LOT more times |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. no, you should ban people who can't drive |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I too am able to acomplish this feat |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Not YOUR choice... |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. But you've never followed yourself n/t |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. true, but I'm considerate of others around me |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. Not everyone is as good as you |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'd just like to know why talking on a cellphone is any different |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Rather than brush off your comment |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Well, they've banned it for kids under 18 around here. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Precisely |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I call bullshit... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. My reasoning: |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Kids don't give a rat's ass... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Right. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. You are grossly misinformed |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
53. I'm talking about adults WITH kids... |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. Really, really good point |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
67. My guess? Evolution. This would make a great study, though |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. See 64, an excellent explanation |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Ah, thank you , a rational scientific answer. |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm with you! |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. IMO, you shouldn't be forced to wear a seat belt either... |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Yeah, I don't like the idea of the government |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Timely article |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Despite the lack of any logic that |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. But you like to talk on your cell phone |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. And I don't believe the study... |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. You may be one that can |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. These things are dangerous. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. When my son started driving several years ago |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. After reading about that MN football player, also needing to be banned |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
58. go back to russia already! |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. How about lowering the speed limit? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. I've almost been killed twice by people running red lights... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Reasonable comments |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. I don't think that statistic accounts for hands-free phone use. |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. Two years ago I was totaled by a driver |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. Mandatory headsets or speakers... that's what I support. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yep... this I could go for. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. I agree with the mandatory hands free |
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bmcatt (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Drivers forget (or don't know) the priorities |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. If everyone was trained that way |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. That's funny, I thought that safety was the first priority in flying. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. "Fly the plane" is ALWAYS #1. |
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bmcatt (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 12:55 AM Response to Reply #41 |
62. Safety *is* the first priority |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
35. I was beside one today |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. No. Educate people to be more responsible and conscientious. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Absolutely - the debate is what I sought |
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Fountain79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. A ticket for any makeup application too? |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Prevalence and probability are the two issues |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. I admit to driving "less than great" when on the phone, so I |
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SensibleAmerican (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
48. A great way for cops to racially profile |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Racially profile who? Stupid white women? |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
49. Works for me! |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
51. As I read through the replies to this post, I am forced to |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Just as the fact people will ignore these new laws is inevitable. n/t |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. We're a lawless society. n/t |
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Buxtehude (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Ain't Democracy wonderful. n/t |
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Lucy - Claire (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. It is the Law in the UK |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
66. What about my laptop? I use that while driving too. n/t |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Please tell me you're joking. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. not joking |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Please never drive anywhere in or near the Greater Toronto Area then |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. only accident I have ever even been involved in with a car I was walking |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
70. Deleted message |
spacelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
72. What is worse? Cell phone driving or cig smoking? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. people don't interact intellectually with their cigarettes |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
74. and ALL of them are so sure they can drive well |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
78. people don't need to use them when driving |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
79. The other day while I was stopped at a red light |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
80. I agree. |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
81. Whats next, no eating while driving? |
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