Comments on: Idaho: Cell phone laws, legislation

By: Padam

Padam — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:23:06 +0000

As I am a residence of Treasure Valley, I have seen lots of crashes because cell phone distraction. Lets make our Boise hands free and make safe for the innocent public. Both text and call are life threatening when we are in vehicle operation. I have seen lots of people keeping their pets on drivers lap while driving isn’t big distraction? lets save our beautiful life and save everybody.

By: larry brunetti

larry brunetti — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:40:53 +0000

All of these proposed laws are hopeless. Laws will not stop the stupidity. I saw a woman turn left in front of me while talking on the phone in her left hand, a sandwich in her right hand, driving with her wrist. So many just ignore red lights and zoom right on through. Stop signs mean nothing!!!

The answer is how they do it in Germany:

1. A driving license costs over $3000.
2. A driving licnese MUST be preceeded by a LONG instruction and testing by certified driving schools.
3. Any major infraction means that you get a big fine and possibly jail and losing your license forever.

Result? Germany has the best drivers in the world, and the lowest traffic infractions. They have no speed limits and the best roads in the world. Only downside: with no speed limit, when the fog/rain/snow comes, they don’t slow down much and when there is a crash, it wipes out HUNDREDS of cars.

By: Jennifer Hoffman

Jennifer Hoffman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:10:00 +0000

I feel that it should be made illegal to text or talk on a cell phone while driving. I have a cell phone and not only will I not answer it while I am driving but I have the ringer off so that it won’t become a temptation to answer when I am driving. There are too many distractions when you’re behind the wheel to start with that is not one that any one on the road should have to deal with. When you focus more on what you’re texting/talking about your paying less attention to your surroundings. You are not the only one at risk when your not 100% focused on driving. The child crossing the street, the car in front of you not to mention your passengers are all possible victims just because that text or phone call was more important. There is NOTHING more important then life, NOTHING. What did we all do before cell phones; we ALL had to wait till we got home to deal with that issue, so tell me what has changed? What made texting/talking when you’re in a machine that can do so much damage more important?

By: Tana Yates

Tana Yates — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:31:53 +0000

I think that both texting while driving and using a cell phone while driving is not ok it is a big distration and should be made illegal. I f you have something like a bluetooth i believe you should still be able to use the but only as long as it is a handsfree device. How many people have to die before we relise that this is very dangerous and need to be taken care of and made illegal.

By: lethal weapon

lethal weapon — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:48:57 +0000

please please make it a law no hand held phones while driving in Idaho. im not against talking on cell phones while driving with a blue tooth. just holding a cell phone in your hand while driving.

By: bob mahal

bob mahal — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:41:37 +0000

If they ban cell phone use then they should also ban CD changing, changing of the radio station, smoking and talking to your wife in the car! How often when a mate is arguing with the person is driving gets in a wreck.? Kids screaming in the back?

The law is stupid. Has there been any research of how many drivers talk on cell phone safely. Doubleblind studies? I doubt it!

By: augustine a. aliberti

augustine a. aliberti — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:58:32 +0000

I must say that both, and I mean…both texing and being on the cellphone with a handheld cellphone seriously needs to be banned, and stoped by all, drivers. they are not all fully paying 100% of their driveing safety. sorry. this state laws bill must be fully passed with no serious problems. the public must, and should stay off there cellphones while driving. start teaching the public that driving is its most highest safety concerns.

let’s stop and really, really, really, crack down its NEW LAWS, on banning all drivers from talking on there cellphones while driving. this goes out to all, all, of its public communites, towns, cities, and all, all, of its states. !!!!!

Im 25,000 times on fully, banning this cellphone bill with no problems at all. doing the rightful thing, doing the rightful steps of putting out a strong state laws bill of all, all, cellphones hand held is banned. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m talking safety to me, you, and all of its local communities. I’m speaking of the safety of myself, and for all others effected. Im sending out my most highest, my most strongest powerful important message to this serious, serious, major problem. we must, again we must, wake up and stop the public from useing and talking on cellphones…WHILE DRIVING. !!!!!!!!!!

please, please, please, help me, help save a life. today and every day. I take this very, very, seriously. help stop this problem right away.

I SERIOUSLY THINK A FINE OF $2000.00 DOLLARS AND A LOSS OF LICENSE WILL ALLSO HELP. I’M 25,000 TIMES FOR THIS AS WELL. DON’T YOU, DON’T YOU. YES, !!!!!

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