Comments on: Alabama: Cell phone laws, legislation http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation Text messaging, distracted driving safety Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:44:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gloria Gschwender http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-8222 Gloria Gschwender Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:15:10 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-8222 I agree that the cell phone use should be against the law while driving. But I think it should include talking as well as texting on the phone while driving. There is no message that is important enough to get, when the possibility of loosing your life or taking someone else is the result. People lived for years with out the use of cell phones for communications with each other. I agree that the cell phone use should be against the law while driving. But I think it should include talking as well as texting on the phone while driving. There is no message that is important enough to get, when the possibility of loosing your life or taking someone else is the result. People lived for years with out the use of cell phones for communications with each other.

]]> By: John Graham http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-8168 John Graham Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:06:19 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-8168 Hello, How can I help with this? In the last 6 months I have been literally pushed off the road by an oncoming driver who was on a cell phone talking away with one of the instances the person never even noticed that she had done what she had done. I have a 16, 14 and 12 year old, regardless of laws, they will not be allowed to text or talk on a phone while the car is on. However, I can help them from killing someone else but I am scared of the person that might kill them while being totally distracted while on the phone or texting while driving. I drive Route 280 daily and the number of people who are texting while on that busy road and the number of individuals who are driving 15 car lengths back from the person in front of him/her because the person is too tied up in a conversation on the phone is crazy. I make it a point to honk at people to alert them to what they are doing and sometimes the person doesn't even look up from his/ her phone. Finally, while the school does not allow it, I see parents dropping kids off at school and before leaving the school yard dialing up on the phone and then obliviously driving through the parking lot not seeing a thing that is going on. Something needs to be done to help the schools enforce their own rules. Please let me know how I can help with this. I not only believe in no texting while driving but I also believe that we should go further and require hands free cell phone use. I know it would never pass, but I would have no issue with no cell phone use while driving, hands free or not, but let's at least get what we can. These distracted drivers are going to kill themselves and worse, kill someone else the way that they drive when on a phone. I appreciate your pushing this forward. Hello,

How can I help with this? In the last 6 months I have been literally pushed off the road by an oncoming driver who was on a cell phone talking away with one of the instances the person never even noticed that she had done what she had done.

I have a 16, 14 and 12 year old, regardless of laws, they will not be allowed to text or talk on a phone while the car is on. However, I can help them from killing someone else but I am scared of the person that might kill them while being totally distracted while on the phone or texting while driving.

I drive Route 280 daily and the number of people who are texting while on that busy road and the number of individuals who are driving 15 car lengths back from the person in front of him/her because the person is too tied up in a conversation on the phone is crazy. I make it a point to honk at people to alert them to what they are doing and sometimes the person doesn’t even look up from his/ her phone.

Finally, while the school does not allow it, I see parents dropping kids off at school and before leaving the school yard dialing up on the phone and then obliviously driving through the parking lot not seeing a thing that is going on. Something needs to be done to help the schools enforce their own rules.

Please let me know how I can help with this. I not only believe in no texting while driving but I also believe that we should go further and require hands free cell phone use. I know it would never pass, but I would have no issue with no cell phone use while driving, hands free or not, but let’s at least get what we can. These distracted drivers are going to kill themselves and worse, kill someone else the way that they drive when on a phone.

I appreciate your pushing this forward.

]]> By: Carol Moore-Smith http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-7648 Carol Moore-Smith Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:07:58 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-7648 3 months ago, I was involved in an accident while riding my bicycle in my neighborhood. I was literally ran off the road by someone talking on a cell phone. I suffered broken ribs and collar bone and had to have surgery. I was out of work and literally down for 2 months. I am totally for banning the use of cell phones while driving....period. Oh, and yea, our law officers need to stay off the cells phones while driving as well. 3 months ago, I was involved in an accident while riding my bicycle in my neighborhood. I was literally ran off the road by someone talking on a cell phone. I suffered broken ribs and collar bone and had to have surgery. I was out of work and literally down for 2 months. I am totally for banning the use of cell phones while driving….period. Oh, and yea, our law officers need to stay off the cells phones while driving as well.

]]> By: lee http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-4711 lee Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:34:16 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-4711 safety is priceless, 25 bucks aint enough safety is priceless, 25 bucks aint enough

]]> By: Henry Whisenant http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-4625 Henry Whisenant Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:36:40 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-4625 I think Alabama law makers and police should leed by example. I don't think people should text and drive nor talk on the phone unless using hands free. But I don't think any laws should be passed to ticket the public untill the police have regulations for cell phone usage. On certain nights in the town I live in, you can observe one police officer constantly spinning tires, speeding and not stopping at stop signs while talking on a cell phone, in a grant car that we the tax payers of Alabama payed for . I think Alabama law makers and police should leed by example. I don’t think people should text and drive nor talk on the phone unless using hands free. But I don’t think any laws should be passed to ticket the public untill the police have regulations for cell phone usage. On certain nights in the town I live in, you can observe one police officer constantly spinning tires, speeding and not stopping at stop signs while talking on a cell phone, in a grant car that we the tax payers of Alabama payed for .

]]> By: James Lee http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-1570 James Lee Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:08:17 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-1570 RULES RULES RULES ! This Is Why I left the Liberal State of California The Texting while driving law is just another way to ban cell phone use while driving What if I was calling someone while I was at a stop light and A cop pulled me over because He thought I was texting someone It is his word over yours! More Government intervention over safety. Ben Franklin said “Never sacrifice freedom for safety” Alabama needs to repeal the seat belt law and the helmet law and stop wasting time on more stupid laws Florida did the right thing by repealing the helmet law and vetoing the cell phone law. RULES RULES RULES !

This Is Why I left the Liberal State of California

The Texting while driving law is just another way to ban cell phone use while driving

What if I was calling someone while I was at a stop light and A cop pulled me over because He thought I was texting someone

It is his word over yours! More Government intervention over safety.
Ben Franklin said “Never sacrifice freedom for safety”

Alabama needs to repeal the seat belt law and the helmet law and stop wasting time on more stupid laws

Florida did the right thing by repealing the helmet law and vetoing the cell phone law.

]]> By: admin http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-6 admin Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:30:18 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-6 Hey Ron thanks for the comment. The senator in California said he wanted to fight one battle at a time, so he didn't take on texting with the original cell legislation. He just filed a texting bill (June 19) for all drivers. Hey Ron thanks for the comment. The senator in California said he wanted to fight one battle at a time, so he didn’t take on texting with the original cell legislation. He just filed a texting bill (June 19) for all drivers.

]]> By: Ron http://handsfreeinfo.com/alabama-cell-phone-laws-legislation/comment-page-1#comment-5 Ron Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:24:20 +0000 http://handsfreeinfo.com/?p=13#comment-5 Hope it also specifies a ban of text messaging while driving also and not just talking on the phone. That is a current loop hole in CA. Hope it also specifies a ban of text messaging while driving also and not just talking on the phone. That is a current loop hole in CA.

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