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Originally Posted by OzJavelin
OK .. so I'm the bad guy here. So everyone was expecting that "everyone" would support this post? Last time I checked this was a democracy and typically things got passed into legistation via a majority? (well .. that's the theory  ).
People seem pretty touchy about this subject, and I'm not sure if the focus is the bit about P-platers or about mobile phones? If it's about P-platers I sympathise that you have been singled out. If it's about mobile phones I still feel sympathy that you are so dependant upon you phones either by want or necessity?
I am a member of a number of car clubs and I will support fighting legistation when it is relevant to my hobby. This is not relevant. It's about the equivalent of banning smoking in public places ... something most research (which in the case of mobile phone usage, I personally agree with) shows is bad for our health, but some people will always complain about it anyway ..
My point is if you are going to do it to one group, do it to all. |
Not that im calling you the bad guy, i mean, personally there needs to be alot of improvement with P platers, how they get their license, training, driver ed etc etc.
Im just questioning your point of opinion as to how a hands free phone kit is any different to the above mentioned (ie, radios, windows, manual transmission.....and now that you mentioned it, smoking whilst driving).
Personally, i would increase fines for people that talk on a phone or sms whilst driving, because that just outright dangerous, however, whether i be talking on my hands free phone or singing to a song, i really cant see the difference there (PS....not that i be singing in my car
but for the sake of arguement)
The other point is....if the government band hands free kits (now im moving into a different topic) then will they also ban them from sale. I dont see how they can ban a product from being used that can readily and easily be purchased from almost anywhere. Again, this all sounds like a revenue raising tactic.