Comments on: Your texting & driving rights, defended by patriots

By: FrequentC

FrequentC — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:50:22 +0000

WHAT!? You want to bring up FLAWED STUDIES?! Have you ever read the piece of garbage that is called: “FATAL DISTRACTION? A COMPARISON OF THE CELL-PHONE DRIVER AND THE DRUNK DRIVER”!?!?!?

All of this bad data is the result of some cell phone hysteria! Even if you don’t accept the “insurance industry study” then you should look at this data that I PERSONALLY put together and tell me how you can justify all these stupid cell phone bans I’ll stop fighting for personal freedom:

http://craigfriebolin.blogspot.com/2010/03/cell-phone-ban.html

Cell Phone Bans Are POINTLESS!

By: Editor

Editor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:51:10 +0000

Stan: Totally agree. Predictably, those who cling to flimsy arguments like “personal liberties” are quick to adopt any report that comes along contradicting the mountain of evidence showing these behaviors are dangerous and sometimes deadly.

I’m thinking of the insurance industry study of a month or so back that found no decreases in accidents after cell phone ban took effect.

The study had numerous flaws and limitations. For one, it only looked at vehicles 3 years old (or half that, in some families). Also, it only looked at collisions in which insurance claims were filed. And, in two of the states studied, including New York, it did find decreases in collisions … but dismissed them.

Thanks for the comment, looking forward to your next one.

By: Stan Clauson

Stan Clauson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:57:29 +0000

What a bunch of idiots! We should have adopted hands-free requirements such as those in Europe ten years ago. Unfortunately, one flawed study suggesting that hands-free or hand-held cell phone use is equally distracting has completely prevented implementing this life-saving measure.