Saga of Cell Phone Accident...
Well, on our way from Nevada to Oregon we recently got into an accident. A woman driving a borrowed car while on a cell phone rammed into my Ram’s drivers side alloy dually, then sheared off the drive...
Forum Discussion
Reality Check wrote:
People get so focused on trying to stop/protect/find the perfect solution to the worlds ills, they wave a magic wand around pinpointing the issue of the day. It's sad.
So based on your comment, hands free phone conversations should be banned. I suspect at that point, one would have a tough time differentiating between a phone conversation and one with a passenger, so what the heck, ban them all then.
I'm being pointed, but trying to get folks to see a bigger picture. Where do you draw the line, which includes things YOU do, in the interests of safety to the public? I think the OP's situation is extremely beneficial to us for reflective thinking and planning...but probably just more fun to call the idiot an idiot and think we're going to stop the behavior??
I with you here. I too tire of the constant "there ought to be a law" over anything they are offended by, scared of or sometimes actually harmed from. I'll stop there.
I agree that the best takeaway from this thread is being prepared. No matter how many laws and good intentions, there will always be problems that you have no control over. Cell phones are but one small piece of the "problem".
As for this being an Oregon thing...we have more than our fair share of recent new residents, many who show up in beat up cars with drugs on board. I would never consider driving around here without full uninsured motorist coverage.
