Link: Laws Target Teen Drivers’ Cell Phone Use – Breaking – Technology – smh.com.au
Rather than banning mobile usage completely, California – and a handful of other States – has come up with a nifty idea. They’re planning to ban teens from texting whilst driving.
Narin Leininger knows about the risks of talking on a mobile phone or sending text messages while driving. The 16-year-old high school junior says he’d only use his phone behind the wheel in an emergency _ a flat tire, traffic jam or crash.
But if he ever decided to whip out his phone to chat or text with a friend while steering, he wondered, could anyone stop him?
“There’s no way a cop could see if you’re texting under the steering wheel,” said Leininger, a student at San Francisco’s Lowell High School.
Which of course begs the question – at what age does it become safe to text and drive at the same time?
em….. 108 because old people drive so slowly anyway. The rest of the population, well, its complete maddness.