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Exactly.  What's the point of arguing back and forth and getting all stressed when you know folks are going to do what they wanna do regardless?

Do people run red lights nowadays even though its against the law?  YES.  And often times they do it just out of hurry/arrogance, they're not even holding a damn phone.

Do people drive 100mp nowadays even though it well exceeds posted speed limits?  YES.  And often times they do it out of hurry/arrogance, they're not even holding a damn phone.

So what you getting stressed arguing with folks on here for?  You ain't gonna change nobody's mind - [b]they're gonna do what they wanna do UNTIL they get arrested or end up in a twisted mangled flaming wreck on the side of the road. [/b] Either way it's not worth stressing about.[/quote]

They're gonna do what they wanna do until they end up killing me, someone in my family, my neighbor, my co-worker, my child's classmate... I'd like to prevent that from happening.[/quote]

And did you not see where I mentioned that [i]often times they do it just out of hurry/arrogance, they're not even holding a damn phone[/i]?

Yeah...those reckless people on the road who aren't distracted by cellphones can just as easily end up killing you, someone in your family, your neighbor, your co-worker, or your child's classmate too.

What you gonna do?  You gonna walk around with your sphincter twisted in a knot with anxiety 24/7?[/quote]

I'm going to work on laws and enforcement, road design, and education with the purpose of having drivers injure and kill fewer people on the roads (in cars, on foot, on bikes, whatever). Part of that is focusing on distracted driving. And hands-free PP notwithstanding, hands-free driving is distracted driving - just like driving after a few beers or glasses of wine is impaired driving.

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Cool. And I hope you don't do ANYTHING that can distract you. No listening to the radio, talking to other passengers, etc. To avoid blatant hypocrisy, you should drive in 100% silence at all times. [/quote]

I do. Every time. No phones. No radio. No talking to people. Just - wait for it! - DRIVING.

What a concept, right?!?!  Yeah. Never had an accident of any kind in almost 15 years behind the wheel. No accidents, no tickets of any kind, not even any close calls. Not one. How? Because I'm focused on driving the car. Not on the phone. Not music on the radio. Not talking to passengers. Just driving.

I don't really even know what my car radio really even sounds like. The only times I've ever used it was sitting in a parking lot or the driveway. The rest of the time it's turned off. Same with the phone, I don't even want to hear it ringing. Same goes for talking.

My perfect driving record speaks for itself. [/quote]

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