Comments on: Ohio: Cell phone laws, legislation

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:13:16 +0000

Kevin, you spend your hard earned money on a car and if you don’t wear your seat belt you get a ticket, so according to your logic I shouldn’t have to wear one. The reason they made it a law is because statistics show that when wearing a seat belt you have a better chance of surviving a crash. There is an article that a drunk driver maneuvering thru an obstacle course performs better than a sober driver performing the same test while texting. This brings me back to your point that if you spend your hard earned money on your car you should be allowed to drink and drive. So if driving while drunk is against the law because 1000′s of people are killed every year why shouldn’t it be against the law to text while driving?

MELISSA the drinking age is 21 or should we change that to 40 since your age seems to make you a better driver than anyone else! MELISSA I’m sure the families of anyone killed by a drunk driver over the age of 40 would love to talk to you and after your done you can join Kevin as he talks to the families of the people killed by someone using a cell phone.

By: Melissa Lutterbie

Melissa Lutterbie — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:10:18 +0000

I oppose legislation against texting and driving. I will sign any form needed to say I am against (CON) these laws and legislations! P.S. I am a forty year old female with children, not a teen.

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:46:44 +0000

Kevin: Interesting point not made here before. I used to install mobile phones in cars in the 1970s. Although I cannot recall a single teenage girl getting one.

By: Kevin L.

Kevin L. — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:02:33 +0000

I think you are all just jumping on the “No Cell Phone’s While Driving” bandwagon here. Cell phones have been around since the 1940′s. (well rough models more or less) I don’t think there should be restrictions on an electronic device that we spend our hard earned money on. It just goes against the average citizen’s rights, in my opinion.

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:52:15 +0000

Mr Patton, why are you reluctant to pass mobile phone use and texting for ALL age groups? I bet you talk and text on the phone yourself! In fact, I know you chat without a handfree device!

By: Chad B

Chad B — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:32:08 +0000

I work for a cell phone company and I do NOT believe in texting and driving and I agree that it shoud be banned. Now for all of you irresponsible people that want to text and drive there are hundreds of devices on the market that will let you voice text. With all of the voice to text devices that are out there, there is no reason anyone one should put the lives of other people in danger just because you cant wait 10-20 min to text someone back. To Fred Burton Jr I encourage you to read all the stories on here about people who have lost loved ones and family members on here and reconsider your stance on the subject, and to your point that “There are laws against speeding and we all do it daily … who cares? For the few times I get caught I will get out thousands of texts.” There are laws that say someone can”t punch you in the face for texting and driving but people break the law all the time so I hope someone sees you text and driving and punches you square in the nose.

By: Michelle DeVille

Michelle DeVille — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:23:01 +0000

My best friend Jamie was killed by a texting driver in October of 2008. She was a beautiful person inside and out and had two young children. She was pursuing her degree in nursing while working as a dental hygienist and had just gotten engaged to the love of her life. She was 31… The young man who was texting was driving at 55mph as was she, and went left of center and smashed into her car. He died at the scene, she lived for an hour. He had graduated from high school a mere 4 months prior to this tragedy and his momentary lapse in judgement devastated two families… This is a senseless tragedy that can be prevented. So many lives are being destroyed or forever altered every day by this distraction and it’s not just teenagers doing it… People who text and drive should be cited in much the same way as someone drinking and driving.. The end results can still be the same……

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:19:47 +0000

I do not take issue with handsfree or Bluetooth devices when using a mobile phone. What irks me are the motorists who have their phones pasted to their ear and don’t care if they are disrupting traffic, causing an accident, or some other conditon that could cause potential harm.

By: M Radcliff

M Radcliff — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:07:32 +0000

Okay for banning cell phones while driving?? What about the truckers who depend on the cell phone to stay awake and be alerted to traffic conditions?? That probably saves MORE lives than it takes,right? you guys never had problems with CB’s which was a lot more distracting,huh? My husband talks on a hands free device and helps them to stay awake and not become hypnotized to the road . They practice good safety precautions and they need their phones. they are not teeny boppers texting every 2 seconds ,these are responsible grown drivers that practice safe driving for a living!

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:14:15 +0000

We have freedom but when dangerous habits like talking and texting while driving are practiced, then yes, that needs to be regulated. Pull over or park in a lot and go to town with texting and jawing on the phone, that way you don’t create a dangerous situation for other motorists who supposedly practice safe driving habits. And slowly, communities in Ohio will start enacting laws if the State continues to sit on their butts and do NOTHING! You can still have freedom but it needs to be exercised responsibly not because you like to talk and text while driving! Revenue? Good. Ohio can use it at the expense of people who are hell bent on having it their way.