life on the road

I think this is great for your area! This will make driving a lot safer for everyone. This is already a law in New York, New Jersey, and California, and I hope that this will become a nationwide law. I believe there are more accidents because of cell phone usage, and texting. When people are doing this, they seem to drive slower, and not really pay attention to what they are doing. I have been stuck behind several people who were just putt-putting along, and when we passed them we discovered that they were on a cell phone.

it is already in affect here in montreal, and I think it is a good idea, when you are driving you should be driving nothing else, it is just too dangerous.

Hi Cher This has been law in the UK for some time now and it seems to be working quite well. It is a pain until you get used to it and then it is OK because you work out ways around it. People who spend a lot of time in their cars have the mobile devices which tune into the call and put it onto loudspeaker. Personally I don't spend that much time in the car so I just make sure it is somewhere accessible and if it rings then I put it onto loudspeaker and put it into my lap or onto the dashboard - that way I can use it as a handsfree device which is allowed. As long as I don't have it in my hand or to my ear it's OK (I think). If you get caught on your phone while driving you get a fine and I think some points on your licence. In the UK you get points on your licence when you are caught speeding, etc... usually 3 points at a time and when you amass 9 points in 2 years you loose your licence for a year or so. I stand to be corrected on these facts cause I am speaking from memory which could be a bit hazy. Anyway, the system seems to work quite well cause you don't see too many people still chatting while driving. Violetdreams

Using cell phones while driving has been banned by local law in several cities here in the Philippines, where the rate of traffic accidents is high. I think that does help avoid accidents. There was this one time I was on a public transport vehicle and the driver suddenly started reading and texting on his cellphone while driving, and it did make me very nervous. Another passenger actually called his attention so he would concentrate on the road.