mattcosta7
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Studies can be made to show anything. Yes, if someone is "drunk" (which with a law can be re-written to mean anything) and they drive and don't hurt anyone or drive irradically, then they should be left to their own.
People don't get pulled over, unless they're noticeably drunk, or have hit something.
Is it worth it for the thousands who say, I'm chill to drive, but aren't, for the smaller number who are? Same with phones, there are those who can make it work while driving, and there are those who lose focus. I'ld be inclined to say more than not, focus gets lost...(one could argue that having children in a car is just as dangerous as a cell phone, when soccermom turns around to talk to them instead of paying attention.)
The only problem with cell phone bans are that they're AREN'T properly enforced, as they're thought of as joke crimes.
I'ld rather be safe, and have the laws against drunk driving and phone use, at least it might keep a small portion from doing these.
I've almost been killed multiple times by cell phone talkers, who rolled through red lights, rolled stop signs, swerved on the roads, etc. This actually NOTICEABLY decreased when the ban was implemented.
It's one of the situations, where it's just not worth it to risk someone being an idiot.