States try to ban driver distractions

[HeadCone 0]

States try to ban driver distractions

After we get eating, drinking, smoking, and everything else in that article banned, we should implement the following:

There should be grip zones on the steering wheel. One for each hand. While the vehicle is moving, it should be illegal for your hands to be anywhere other than on the grips zones.

Car manufacturers should then be required to put gear select buttons on the wheels in the grips zones. This way you can changes gears without taking your hands off the wheel.

If you want to want to mess with the windows or a/c, you'll have to pull over and stop. It would be acceptable for manufactures to put controls for these devices in the grip zones so you can use them while driving.

Manual transmission vehicles should not be allowed on public streets. You should have to retrofit the steering wheel with buttons or not drive it at all.

While driving, the only acceptable places for your eyes to be looking are:

out the front windshield

at the side/rear view mirrors (two seconds max)

out the side window (while turning or merging only)

out the rear window (while parking only)

Looking anywhere else for more than one second should be illegal.

Radios and all other entertainment/luxury devices should be non functional while the vehicle is moving. This includes GPS navigation devices. Learn how to get there before starting your trip. If you're lost, pull over safely, stop the vehicle, and learn how to get there from your new starting point.

There will be no talking while the vehicle is in motion.

Passengers must always have their eyes looking out one of the windows.

Of coarse I'm not actually advocating all this stuff, but I bet there's at least one jackass politician out there who would think there's a lot of good ideas here.

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[n23x 0]

But I can eat, yell at people in the back seat, play with my ipod, and grope my girlfriend all while driving, above the speed limit, I should add.

Your human laws don't apply to me.

.jim

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[napaguy99 0]

Yeah, but doesn't it just bug the shit outta you when you see some broad speeding down the highway, putting on makeup whilst talking on the cellphone and changing lanes without a turn signal?

"Let the misinterpretation and attacks begin."

[SkyChimp 0]

It's getting real ridiculous these days.

Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!