This is the dumbest F***in law ever. How many accidents are going to be caused by people fiddling with their headsets? Texting and Dialing are still totally legal, which is odd, but the govt's rationale is that it's still illegal to "drive while distracted". If that's the case, why not just ticket idiots under that law instead of passing all new legislation? You can't legislate away stupidity.
I'm probably the last Engadget Mobile reader alive that has a phone that doesn't support Bluetooth so I'm rockin the Speakerphone and draining my battery while I'm driving. Yay...
Combine it with the facts that most people have bad driving reflexes, drive heavy and poor visibility SUVs, are in poor physical shape, do not know where to put their hands on the wheel, do not pay attention, cannot multitask their limbs, do not set their mirrors on their blindspots, do not use their turn signals, use worn OEM tires, cannot pass the GT B-License, and are just plain Darwin stupid.
It would explain the slow, weaving, poor road awareness all the time.
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This is the dumbest F***in law ever. How many accidents are going to be caused by people fiddling with their headsets? Texting and Dialing are still totally legal, which is odd, but the govt's rationale is that it's still illegal to "drive while distracted". If that's the case, why not just ticket idiots under that law instead of passing all new legislation? You can't legislate away stupidity.
I'm probably the last Engadget Mobile reader alive that has a phone that doesn't support Bluetooth so I'm rockin the Speakerphone and draining my battery while I'm driving. Yay...
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Combine it with the facts that most people have bad driving reflexes, drive heavy and poor visibility SUVs, are in poor physical shape, do not know where to put their hands on the wheel, do not pay attention, cannot multitask their limbs, do not set their mirrors on their blindspots, do not use their turn signals, use worn OEM tires, cannot pass the GT B-License, and are just plain Darwin stupid.
It would explain the slow, weaving, poor road awareness all the time.
Btw, ever heard of a car charger or a wired headset?