A 20 year old woman was at a stop sign astride a motorcycle one mile from my house four nights ago. A driver manipulating a cell ran the stop sign with no evidence of slow done and in the process ran over the top of her. The young woman was killed. No arrest was made on the driver of the pick up truck.
Two days ago a friend of ours was ticketed for using a cell phone. She had pulled over to the curb and parked her care. The law allows for ticketing a driver in a car even if the car is parked.
This shows two extremes of the cell phone issue. Pulling your car off the road to use your cell phone seems sensible. However killing someone while operating a cell phone should have serious consequences. Personally I feel that using this device while driving is little better than DUI. Sadly, such behavior is common place in my city.
Two days ago a friend of ours was ticketed for using a cell phone. She had pulled over to the curb and parked her care. The law allows for ticketing a driver in a car even if the car is parked.
This shows two extremes of the cell phone issue. Pulling your car off the road to use your cell phone seems sensible. However killing someone while operating a cell phone should have serious consequences. Personally I feel that using this device while driving is little better than DUI. Sadly, such behavior is common place in my city.