New GA law - hands free

That's what DW is for.
When my phone rings while driving, I just hand it to her.

mich800 wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

wnjj wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Well, how about the times you're behind some moron at a red light and he's so busy with his cell phone he doesn't notice that the light has changed? You tap your horn to let him know it is now okay to proceed, and he gets all upset like it's your fault. I've had people flip me off and get pretty vocal when I tried to let them know the light had changed to green while they were yakking away.

Click and Clack had the right idea: "Hang up and drive".

Like I said, annoying but not a safety issue. They’ve just replaced the annoying guys who insisted on taking their cars out of gear even when they’re first in line and the light is due to change. Then they act all surprised as they clutch in, shove it in gear and then clutch out. Thankfully automatics have made that almost a thing of the past.

Besides, there’s already an impeding law for those guys.

LOL
I drive a stick and it comes out of gear at every stop light and most stop signs.
When the light changes, I clutch in place in gear, and clutch out and get rolling usually before the car next to me with an automatic!
It is all about reaction time and comprehension of what is needed to get rolling. Driving while easy for many, many others have trouble processing the tasks need to operate a car safely.

Yes, what a complete non issue. I do the same thing. Has zero impact on taking off from a traffic signal. Not sure how not paying attention has anything to do with the type of transmission.

I drive a stick every day and a motorcycle, do the same thing at every stop, just have to watch for the amber on the other side and time to get ready.

Rhode Island has enacted the same law

rhagfo wrote:

wnjj wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Well, how about the times you're behind some moron at a red light and he's so busy with his cell phone he doesn't notice that the light has changed? You tap your horn to let him know it is now okay to proceed, and he gets all upset like it's your fault. I've had people flip me off and get pretty vocal when I tried to let them know the light had changed to green while they were yakking away.

Click and Clack had the right idea: "Hang up and drive".

Like I said, annoying but not a safety issue. They’ve just replaced the annoying guys who insisted on taking their cars out of gear even when they’re first in line and the light is due to change. Then they act all surprised as they clutch in, shove it in gear and then clutch out. Thankfully automatics have made that almost a thing of the past.

Besides, there’s already an impeding law for those guys.

LOL
I drive a stick and it comes out of gear at every stop light and most stop signs.
When the light changes, I clutch in place in gear, and clutch out and get rolling usually before the car next to me with an automatic!
It is all about reaction time and comprehension of what is needed to get rolling. Driving while easy for many, many others have trouble processing the tasks need to operate a car safely.

Yes, what a complete non issue. I do the same thing. Has zero impact on taking off from a traffic signal. Not sure how not paying attention has anything to do with the type of transmission.

fj12ryder wrote:
When the light turns green and traffic starts to trickle through, I think about basic training and how we learned to march in step. The main thing is that everyone starts at the same time. If you do that the distance between each object doesn't change. I've seen so much distance develop between vehicles that the sensor changes the light because there's too much time between cars.

Seems like more and more people are all but letting the car in front of them get completely through the intersection before they start to move. Drives me crazy!!

I surely want more space in front of (and behind) me when I'm driving even at city street speeds than when I'm stopped waiting for a light to change. A one-second following distance at 25 mph is about 36 feet, and even that's closer than one really ought to be following.

FYI. I am NOT A ROBOT! CAPTCHA on this site is to the point of a joke with no intent or expectation of a fix any time soon :( Positively dreadful.

drsteve wrote:

rickeoni wrote:

myredracer wrote:
The UC San Diego med school did a study and found that hands-free cellphone use is almost as distracting as handheld usage. They also found that 60% of seniors use their phones while driving (I'm in the 40% category).

It's been quite a few years now since I was rear ended by a pickup truck going about 50mph while I was stopped at an intersection. He was using his cellphone and not watching the road ahead. I ended up having to quit working while for him the penalty was just his insurance premium going up a bit for a few years.

If you're caught using a phone while driving or it was found to be the cause of an accident you should be thrown in jail for life as far as I'm concerned. The problem where I live is that there are next to zero cops on the road and drivers use cellphones all the time. Our gov't talks tough about it but does little to enforce the law or penalize people.

I agree, we lost our daughter to one of you multitaskers. It is all good until it is not good. Get your heads out of your butts and stop fooling yourselves about how good of a driver you are. I have had this debate many times on forums and I realise I will not change anyone's mind on this subject, but please be aware of how devastating it is to lose a loved one due to someone else's stupidity and careless actions. YOU ARE NOT ALONE ON THE ROAD!!!

Plenty of studies have shown that humans do NOT multitask well at all. Our brains are not wired for it. Those who think they do are fooling themselves.

Perhaps society should revert back to walking. Slowly. With 500ft between people. Surely THAT would be safe enough?

People will still drive cars, still use electricity, still have campfires and walk in tick-infested woods.

Remember, LEOs are exempt from hands-free laws (at least the ones I know). Why? Can 'mere citizens' not match their mental prowess?

What about Doctors? Lawyers? Farmers? Off roaders (when is last time you had to navigate over a 6 ft boulder on your way to work? LOL)

How about those who have driven over 20 years? 40 years? 500k miles?

Surely no one believes the skill level of all people are equal, yet laws like this blame everyone for the faults of (statistically) few.

More FREEDOMS have been "given up" by 'Americans' who undervalue and underestimate encroachment upon them than were ever lost in wars.

Hint: Playing on emotions is a common weapon against logic and reason. Recognize it early and call it out to alert the sleeping.

Some won't understand, some won't care, some will mock. So what. It doesn't change the situation or the risks. Freedom is seized and defended, never "voted into existence"

Now EDUCATION about the dangers of distracted driving...100% support. ;)

First this thread is just hilarious. Who gives a schitt if GA finally caught up with 2005 and passed a hands free law?
Second, why would anyone argue about it?
Third, if you're too dense to realize that all "laws" have to take into account the least common denominators in society, you might be one of them.
Lastly, I believe spoon059 IS a cop, so I'm certain his perspective on things like distracted driving carry a bit more weight then the rest of us keyboard warriors.

wnjj wrote:

drsteve wrote:
Plenty of studies have shown that humans do NOT multitask well at all. Our brains are not wired for it. Those who think they do are fooling themselves.

Some do better than others but our “licensing” system does nothing to sort them out and all are considered entitled to one. Driving is already a multitasking effort, even without extras.

I was told that our local law enforcement academy moved firearms training toward the front of the program because good firearm handling and accurate shooting requires multitasking. They found it would more easily weed out those who would later fail the more obvious multitasking training situations.

If that's the case, then nobody should be handling firearms. The ability to multitask is an illusion.

Clicky

Heavy multitaskers are even worse at it than others.

Clicky

drsteve wrote:
Plenty of studies have shown that humans do NOT multitask well at all. Our brains are not wired for it. Those who think they do are fooling themselves.

Some do better than others but our “licensing” system does nothing to sort them out and all are considered entitled to one. Driving is already a multitasking effort, even without extras.

I was told that our local law enforcement academy moved firearms training toward the front of the program because good firearm handling and accurate shooting requires multitasking. They found it would more easily weed out those who would later fail the more obvious multitasking training situations.