ban on cellphones while driving
So the ban is now in full effect in the province.... honestly, when it was announced I thought, "Yeah! That's a good idea".... but now I'm wondering if this ban isn't just another boondoggle. Yeah, people using cellphones while driving was pretty bad-- I've seen cars to the left & right, in front and behind of me where they were ALL on phones. It is kind of annoying, to be sure. And of course the gov't. uses a single case where some idiot was texting while driving right up to when he was killed in a car crash, to justify the total ban. Like idiocy doesn't find a way to flourish no matter what. That's kinda the point of idiocy.
I don't even use cellphones, so a ban doesn't affect me-- to be honest, I hardly even know how to turn a cellphone on. But I don't think a total ban on cellphones while driving is going to make much of a difference in traffic safety. Like banning plastic bags really is not going to help the environment. It's one of those meaningless gestures that sounds like a good idea as long as you don't give it more than 10 seconds of thought... all the while creating a big inconvenience.
Like what is the real point behind a cellphone while driving ban-- because hands-free devices are still allowed, so it's to make sure the driver has both hands on the wheel? Ok... but driving doesn't always require both hands. But if you need both hands like to do an emergency turn or whatever, you definitely don't want one hand tied up holding a phone I suppose. Still, I don't know if using a phone while driving is that much of a problem.... even while doing normal turns it's easy to do it with one hand. I'm not saying that we *should* only have one hand on the wheel while turning, but it's usually easy enough to do so.
Unlike most of my rants, I'm not really angry about this issue... I should actually be happy for a ban I guess... but it just seems like a bit of a waste of time. I dunno.
later
don
I don't even use cellphones, so a ban doesn't affect me-- to be honest, I hardly even know how to turn a cellphone on. But I don't think a total ban on cellphones while driving is going to make much of a difference in traffic safety. Like banning plastic bags really is not going to help the environment. It's one of those meaningless gestures that sounds like a good idea as long as you don't give it more than 10 seconds of thought... all the while creating a big inconvenience.
Like what is the real point behind a cellphone while driving ban-- because hands-free devices are still allowed, so it's to make sure the driver has both hands on the wheel? Ok... but driving doesn't always require both hands. But if you need both hands like to do an emergency turn or whatever, you definitely don't want one hand tied up holding a phone I suppose. Still, I don't know if using a phone while driving is that much of a problem.... even while doing normal turns it's easy to do it with one hand. I'm not saying that we *should* only have one hand on the wheel while turning, but it's usually easy enough to do so.
Unlike most of my rants, I'm not really angry about this issue... I should actually be happy for a ban I guess... but it just seems like a bit of a waste of time. I dunno.
later
don