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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/02/24/distracted-driving-camera-bill/

I hate speed cameras, but I am 100% in favor of these cameras because the dangerous driving I see over and over again comes from people using their cell phones. They swerve in their lanes, they don't move when a light turns green, they drive well below the speed limit and jam up traffic -- all because their faces are jammed into their phones.  Accordingly to the article, in a pilot, "we were capturing 2,500 violations per day at these nine locations, basically 20% of all vehicles passed through the automated system violated distracted driving laws."[/quote]

A this point it becomes a tax.  Driving is going to be expensive if you are going to be monitored every few feet and slapped with fines. Most people keep their phones on the dash and use them for directions, it may look like a person is distracted but it also could be them figuring out directions or changing directions.  If you have navigation screen in your car you use it periodically while driving, but some people use their phones.[/quote]

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