They are gonna jam up the stupid fuckers posting Facebook while driving. Every single traffic lights you go to someone is delayed when it turns green because they are surfing the internet.
5% tint on all windows. Text all you want.
Careful.... MM's police apologists will tell you that it's a hard job and we deserve whatever they decide to give us.
Careful.... MM's police apologists will tell you that it's a hard job and we deserve whatever they decide to give us.
Look, I have much respect for our law enforcement. Depending on the community they work in, they see and deal with a lot of crazy stuff. But this new crackdown as outlined in the news article is simply over reaching. I'm all for women getting ticketed for texting and doing their makeup while driving. I see it every morning on the way to work.
Both of those, seriously... Why
... God I hate people sometimes
Both of those, seriously... Why
... God I hate people sometimes
Punish the effect, not the cause. I don’t care if the person who runs into me was playing with their radio, arguing with a backseat passenger, putting on makeup, shaving, or driving drunk.
The effect is the same and the punishment should be the same. Oh you had three drinks - going to jail for years .. Texting your boo? Here’s a $100 ticket.
Texting laws have been on the books since 2010 - given the increase (assuming the reported metrics are valid) in incidence of distracted driving it’s clear further legislation in Lansing and the subsequent police-state enforcement isn’t the answer.
But then how do you punish a old person who's skills and reaction time are about that of a drunk driver?
Older lady in a Toyota echo doing 25mph southbound Mound this morning during rush hour. She almost got steamrolled about semi. How would MSP handle that?
Older lady in a Toyota echo doing 25mph southbound Mound this morning during rush hour. She almost got steamrolled about semi. How would MSP handle that?