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   drunk driving analogy

   

   dorpus, Feb 10th, 2003 @ 2:08am

   
   

   So, would "educating" people be better than outlawing drunk driving? Do we have to wait for some asshole yakking on his cell to plow into a school bus unloading school children?
   
   

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   Re: drunk driving analogy

   

   MWAF, Feb 10th, 2003 @ 3:32am

   
   

   Too late! The assholes have already ploughed into the school buses -- or at least into unsuspecting pedestrians and other road users.
   

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   Chris, Feb 10th, 2003 @ 8:28am

   
   

   If they look close, its not talking on a cell phone while driving that is dangerous. It s trying to dial a number on the tiny keypad while keeping your eyes on the road that is the danger area. That probelm can be solved with voice dialing and a variety of other hands free options.

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   msykes, Feb 10th, 2003 @ 2:13pm

   
   

   I have to more or less agree with that... for a lot of people I think the actual act of talking isn't the problem at all, I mean we are all pretty used to talking in the car to our passengers (arguments about paying more attention to cell phone calls aside). It's the fumbling for the phone, looking at the caller ID, dialing numbers, punching in voicemail passwords, looking to see what kind of signal you are getting, etc etc that cause problems.
   
   Of course sort of hard to outlaw just those aspects of the experience.
   
   msykes

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