Comments on: California Taking All The Fun Out Of Driving http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/09/30/california-taking-all-the-fun-out-of-driving/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Norm Nelson http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/09/30/california-taking-all-the-fun-out-of-driving/#comment-60319 Norm Nelson Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:52:21 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2869#comment-60319 Actually I think it is making it less safe. Many now instead of putting the device up in front of them are now hiding the device in their laps where police are less likely to see them and drivers are much more eye diverted. I see it all the time as I drive in the slow lane and others pass by on my left.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/09/30/california-taking-all-the-fun-out-of-driving/#comment-60318 Brad Warbiany Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:32:17 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2869#comment-60318 Thomas,

In all honesty, this law actually will probably improve safety. Texting/emailing while driving is *not* safe, and I know that having done it many times. This isn’t one that will raise the public’s ire, because there is at least a compelling case to be made that this is a safety measure.

Personally, I criticize this because I think it’s largely a “revenue-raising” and “give me a reason to pull you over so I can investigate you further” measure. But I’m not cynical enough to believe that regulating texting/emailing while driving won’t improve safety.

If you want an example that might actually get the public into a frenzy, let’s see the justice department start throwing people in jail for playing online poker. Right now it’s “illegal”, but not enforced in the slightest. If the government started cracking down on these “offenders”, there might be some backlash. Which is why they don’t do it. They make it illegal to placate the Baptists, and the Bootleggers know their markets won’t be broken up.

]]> By: Paul http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/09/30/california-taking-all-the-fun-out-of-driving/#comment-60310 Paul Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:15:59 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2869#comment-60310 To the first poster: I half-agree with you, but when I look at the UK nanny state, I’m afraid that people have become far too apathetic.

I believe that foreign nations requiring military training may actually have a better patriotic foundation than our United States, and of course, the soft UK.

]]> By: thomasblair http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/09/30/california-taking-all-the-fun-out-of-driving/#comment-60305 thomasblair Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:50:32 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2869#comment-60305 This is a great law. More laws like this are needed to destroy the legitimacy of the state in the eyes of the people. When they realize what they’ve lost, they’ll understand what they have to gain by throwing off the chains of the state.

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