Comments on: West Virginia: Cell phone laws, legislation

By: Mike Salvio

Mike Salvio — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:13:22 +0000

Here we go again, now they’re going to trample our freedom of speech rights. Talking on the phone is not a distraction, no more than listening to the radio or carrying on a conversation with someone in the car. I was a firefighter/paramedic and I never responed to a wreck caused by talking on the phone. I’ve had one either in the car or a cell phone since the eighties and have had NO problems. Texting is wrong I agree but simple talking, come on, if you can’t talk and drive- park it. While they’re at it why not outlaw car radios, that’s a distraction. Kids in the back seat are a worse distraction, let’s get rid of them. Eventually there will be so many laws you won’t be able to do anything. Every politician wants to pass a law so if they all do, what’s that leave for the rest of us?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:33:44 +0000

I’m sorry, but there have been too many situations where people using cell phones while driving have caused accidents, nearly hit pedestrians, etc. Using the cell phone to talk shouldn’t be a secondary offense it needs to be a primary offense. its the only way to stop it…. hands free head sets are not expensive and can easily be used AND allow you to keep both hands on the wheel where they belong

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:15:27 +0000

I agree that there should be bans on cell phone use while driving. This includes text messaging and especially talking and any other cell phone use while driving. The act of it is very distracting. My son and his wife almost died in a car crash as a result of the other driver talking on the cell phone while driving. My daughter-in-law spent seven weeks in the hospital, six surgeries, about a year and a half of hard core therapies, had to learn to walk, talk, and use her brain again. She is now disabled. As for my son, he suffers from migraine headaches everyday to say the least. So please, think before using the cell phone while driving. We need to ban cell phone use while driving.

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:14:44 +0000

If cell phone usage while driving is a distraction an needs to be banned then these morons should also ban talking to passangers, eating an drinking, radios, an most of all bill boards