Comments on: Florida: Cell phone laws, legislation

By: David Keen

David Keen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:35 +0000

I have to disagree with these bills, you as a parents should teach better driving habits to your children. Not all drivers that use these devises cause havoc as you claim. We have to many laws now, that you can’t keep up with them. This is something that should be voted on by the people and I can tell you right now, the (yes) for a law banding will not pass, people are getting tired of a few dictating to the masses.
It is time to write to our legislators or call and tell them to trash these bills, as they aren’t supported by the People.

David Keen

By: Get Florida Info » Crist urges state ban on texting while driving (i-poll)

Get Florida Info » Crist urges state ban on texting while driving (i-poll) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:08:02 +0000

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By: Paula Topor

Paula Topor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:35 +0000

I fail to see why so much time and energy is spent on this issue. Those that are going to use their cell phone & text while driving will do so. There are not enough law enforecement officials on the planet to stop them and once an accident occurs it is too late. Consequences are not enough to prevent cell use while driving, same as seat belt usage. Those who use better sense will not use their cell while driving. It disturbs me so much time and money is spent on legislating this issue. It reminds me of the millions spent on the “55 stay alive” issue – now the issue is dead in the water and who is in debt?

By: Savannah

Savannah — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:17:04 +0000

I am writing an editiorial for school on Cell Phone Calls and Texting while Driving. And I am not finding anything here!

By: Kathleen Downey

Kathleen Downey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:34:43 +0000

I don’t even know where to begin, but I am afraid that when I do I won’t know how to stop.
On my way to work the other morning I learned that a mother was killed by a young man texting on his cell phone while driving at a speed of 75mph. I am a mother of two and a grandmother of three. I could not imagine the Sheriff’s Dept. going to my children to let them know that their mother has been killed in an accident. In my opinion an accident that could have been avoided had the State of Florida put more energy and thought into passing a law forbidding the use of cell phones while driving a motor vehicle. No, they would rather put cameras up on intersections policing drivers and sending them tickets for hundred’s of dollars. Tell me, was that done for our protection on the city streets or was that a way to generate more money? I think we can all answer that one. Instead of worrying where you can make the next dollar maybe the State should put the value on a human life instead. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that accidents don’t happen at intersections. I am trying to understand how the State decides which issues are more important. How do they prioritize. How did they decide that installing the cameras were more important than stopping the use of cell phones. My sister lives in Ft Lauderdale and on her way to work she observed a bus driver using her cell phone while transporting children to school. Her employer recently saw a sheriff in uniform on a motorcycle using a cell phone. I have also witnessed people driving carelessly only to see that they were text messaging. More accidents happen from people using their cell phones while driving. A servey taken has shown that cell phone use while driving is equal to putting a drunk behind the wheel.
A child can get their drivers permit at the age of 15. At 16, they receive their drivers license. My granddaughter is 15 and my opinion is that she should not be driving a car at that age. She will be using her cell phone while driving, I can guarantee that. I am worried for these children. I don’t want you to wait until someone in your family gets killed before you act. Talking on your cell , text messaging or sending messages has been a silent but deadly killer.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Downey

By: Florida Cell Phone Laws « Cell phone usage while driving

Florida Cell Phone Laws « Cell phone usage while driving — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:33:28 +0000

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By: Linda Niblock

Linda Niblock — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:20:27 +0000

FL roads are notorious for “bad drivers” and cell phone useage is making it worse! I spend a considerable amount of time on the road and am having a Parrot CK3100 installed in my vehicle as I write this. Not only do I not want to endanger my own life, but cannot fathom putting anyone else’s life in danger due to my negligence. Given the powerful changes that we are seeing in our political climate, it is time to speak out and protect ourselves and those we love from the inevitable and potentially devastating consequences that we will see with increasing use of hand held cell phones by Florida drivers.

It is time to write to our legislators in FL and demand that they do something about cell phone use by drivers. That we have no hands-free legislation due to “big business” influence is intolerable. Are we not in a prime position right now to see the effects of powerful “big business” influence on our entire country?! Sacrificing the majority to feed the pockets of greedy corporations is no longer going to be acceptable practice. If our legislators want to keep their jobs and get re-elected they are going to have to re-think their attitude and affilitations with “the good old boys”. I’d like to believe that era is on it’s way out. If we want to be safer on our roads it is going to be up to us to make it happen!

By: Kirk Varga

Kirk Varga — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:27:59 +0000

Sheri,

Though I applaud your desire for safety, It might be more rational and financially feasible to simply add a voice activated hands free bluetooth device to your existing vehicle. You can get a better system and not suffer the financial setback you will on the vehicle you just purchased…Parrot has some great systems that would work for you and cost pennies on the dollars…

By: Sheri Chase

Sheri Chase — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:10:06 +0000

This was the year that we bought new cars. To be exact, we bought them last month. First a 2008 Elantra and then a 2008 Mercedes R-320 with hands free communication that is voice activated. For the next year, my husband was going to drive the Elantra, then pass it down to our 16 year old when he gets his license.

We are so convinced that the hands free communication is so much safer than a regular blue tooth phone that we have decided after three weeks to trade this car in for a 2009 Sonata and have blue tooth hands free communication device factory added. We switch vehicles on Tuesday when it comes in to the dealership.

I believe this device is much safer. We already talk when we drive with other passengers in a car. If you are talking and have to slam on brakes or push on the horn, the device turns off and disconnects you. There are major improvements that could be made in all vehicles to keep us all safe. We would not be trading in this car after three weeks if we did not believe that this is safer for our family…. and yours.

Everyone benefits from us being responsible enough to pay for this major safety upgrade. In this day and age of technological advances, I put hands free communications on the same level as seat-belts, it is that important to us.

Sincerely,

Sheri Chase