By FavorRed1

January 6, 2009 8:45 AM | Link to this

It should be illegal for anyone to text while driving and everyone should be required to use an earpiece. This would dramatically help reduce the number of car accidents and deaths that are cellphone related. People don’t pay attention to the road when they are on the phone and believe it or not there are some instances when both hands are needed to maneuver through traffic.

By Ilene

January 6, 2009 8:46 AM | Link to this

This bill would not go far enough. It is not just the teens that are causing road chaos with their phone calls and texting - it’s everyone! This practice should be banned statewide for everyone. If you’re texting (no matter how good you are), you are not paying attention to the road and what’s in front of you, to the side of you or in back of you. Every time I see a driver doing something stupid or driving too slow, I wind up passing them and sure as the sun will rise in the east, they’re on their phones, they’re looking down to text or dial or doing something else with their phone. DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE.

By trevor

January 6, 2009 8:46 AM | Link to this

This is a great idea, they probably should ban all talking while driving for everyone.

By Gerry

January 6, 2009 8:48 AM | Link to this

Make all cellphone use illegal (any age) while driving!

By Chris B

January 6, 2009 8:49 AM | Link to this

Definitely. I don’t think they should limit it to the teenagers. They should outlaw the use of cell phones without headsets as well. People don’t realize how dangerous driving can be without distractions. Put down the phone and drive! Otherwise, get off the road.

By Fran

January 6, 2009 8:50 AM | Link to this

Why not everyone? Why just teenagers? We came upon some close calls caused by cell phone users at the wheel and they were not teenagers but folks who should know better!

By Matt

January 6, 2009 8:50 AM | Link to this

This should be for everyone, not just teens. Bluetooth is inexpensive and many accidents are caused by people just wasting time on their cell phones. Shut up and drive!

By Fran

January 6, 2009 8:50 AM | Link to this

Why not everyone? Why just teenagers? We came upon some close calls caused by cell phone users at the wheel and they were not teenagers but folks who should know better!

By amy

January 6, 2009 8:51 AM | Link to this

This law should not only be for teenagers, But for ADULTS too!!! Really, now, what could be soooo important that you can’t wait till you pull off to the side of the road or in a parking lot to make that phone call.
Some states allow you to use hands free devices, (ear pieces) which would be a fine compromise. that way you could still make a call if necessary but could keep both hands on the wheel!!!

By Janet

January 6, 2009 8:53 AM | Link to this

It should be for everyone.. People talking or texting while driving can’t pay attention like they need to. People don’t realize how important it is for safety reasons to pay attention while driving..

By Allyn

January 6, 2009 8:54 AM | Link to this

It should be illegal to talk on the phone. My mom does it everyday and I can’t stand it. She even has a headset but doesn’t use it. I don’t live in GA but I believe all states should ban the use of cellphones while driving. Safety first.

By Susan

January 6, 2009 8:58 AM | Link to this

The law should be for everyone, not just teens. I have seen adults driving and chatting on the phone, weaving from lane to lane, oblivious to what is going on around them. I say ban cell phones in cars, PERIOD. The only exception should be doctors. Watch the accident rate drop!

By Delores

January 6, 2009 8:59 AM | Link to this

THIS SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE,NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE AS LONG AS YOUR BEHIND THE WHEEL,THIS HAS CAUSED MORE ACCIDENTS,AND OUR ROADS ARE IN MORE DANGER.SOMETIMES YOU WONDER WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY CAN’T WAIT TILL THERE OFF THE ROAD,THEN END UP TELLING THE PEOPLE THERE TALKING TO I’LL SEE YOU IN A FEW MIN.

By dixiewife44

January 6, 2009 9:01 AM | Link to this

I agree with the bill. BUT everyone should be held accountable if they are yapping on the phone and driving. There is no phone call that important that u have to endanger yourself and others on the road. Many a time Iv’e passed someone going 10, 15, even 25miles below the speed limit because they were on the phone and not paying attention to their driving. Now, if it passes, let’s hope the cops will get off their asses and enforce the law. Theres no sense in having it on the books if it isn’t enforced.

By Ilene

January 6, 2009 9:02 AM | Link to this

Interesting how everyone wants this banned for all ages — and I bet we’re people that have done what we’re trying to ban. I wonder how we can get our legislators to see all of our comments. It’s not too late to change the bill.

By Tricia

January 6, 2009 9:03 AM | Link to this

Teens are not given the proper drivier’s education in GA and to give them the cell phone is an invitation to disaster. Make this law for every driver - teens need good role models. A trip to ICU is not dependent on age.

By Tricia

January 6, 2009 9:04 AM | Link to this

Teens are not given the proper drivier’s education in GA and to give them the cell phone is an invitation to disaster. Make this law for every driver - teens need good role models. A trip to ICU is not dependent on age.

By Chauncey

January 6, 2009 9:08 AM | Link to this

In my opinion, I feel that there should be a law passed to make it illegal for EVERYONE who uses a cell phone while driving. I have had aduld drivers almost hit my car because they were on the cell phone and not being aware or paying attention to the road during rush hour traffic in the interstate highway. MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR EVERYONE.

By Jeff

January 6, 2009 9:09 AM | Link to this

Mr. Ramsey is exempting himself from this law. Hmmm, sound familiar? A lawmaker passing a law that doesn’t include himself. LOL! Everyone should be banned from talking, texting or emailing while driving, regardless of age. Talking with an earpiece sounds reasonable. By the way, buying beer and wine on Sunday sounds reasonable to me too. Get with Georgia lawmakers! Pull yourselves out of the cave.

By mark

January 6, 2009 9:11 AM | Link to this

I think this law is way overdue.Im sure accidents in Georgia would drop in a big way.I think you should not be able to use talk on a phone unless you have a hands free device.I think texting should be banned while driving,but this should be inclusive to all drivers in the state of Georgia.

By Jeff

January 6, 2009 9:12 AM | Link to this

Mr. Ramsey is exempting himself from this law. Hmmm, sound familiar? A lawmaker passing a law that doesn’t include himself. LOL! Everyone should be banned from talking, texting or emailing while driving, regardless of age. Talking with an earpiece sounds reasonable. By the way, buying beer and wine on Sunday sounds reasonable to me too. Get with Georgia lawmakers! Pull yourselves out of the cave.

By Nicholas Stewart

January 6, 2009 9:12 AM | Link to this

But…. how will i call my teenager driver in her car to tell her she left her house keys at home? Or that she doesn’t have to go to work?

Send a letter?

By Delores

January 6, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this

I LEFT SOMETHING OUT THAT I FEEL WE SHOULD STOP :) WHEN I’M SHOPPING IN SOME OF THE STORES I SEE POLICE ON DUTY TEXTING AND TALKING TO FRIENDS,AND NOT REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND THEM,THEY USE IT PLAYING GAMES,I HAVE SEEN THEM AND MADE COMMENTS LIKE I WANT TO PLAY AND THEY JUST LAUGH, NEXT TIME I WILL REPORT THEM.EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT WON’T MATTER,BECAUSE NOTHING WILL BE DONE.

By Garrie Butts

January 6, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this

Don’t just limit it to teenagers. Make it a law for all drivers. I was rear ended by a young lady talking on the cell phone. Her excuse was “his brakes are better than mine”. The truth was that she was paying more attention to the phone than watching the road. I’ll also admitt that I’m just as guilty. The fear of a fine may make me reconsider.

By JB

January 6, 2009 9:14 AM | Link to this

I agree. Make it illegal for everyone, not just teenagers. Try telling teenagers it is illegal while you do it yourself…not going to happen.

By Henry

January 6, 2009 9:17 AM | Link to this

This is a huge problem but not just with the teenagers. I have two daughters that is thirty plus years old, and they are both the worlds worse about texting while driving.No,the law needs to be for everyone.As far as the hands free phones,I suppose it is alittle better,but you are still distracted. My feelings are, if they want to do it right, ban the use of cell phones totally while driving.Don’t get me wrong, I am a salesman that is constantly on the cell phone while driving, and I am hands free, but it is still very distracting.

By By Doug

January 6, 2009 9:20 AM | Link to this

I feel it should be illegal for anyone to text, e-mail or use a cell phone while driving. There are plenty of places to pull over and stop if they need to do this. Headsets or hand-free do not make it that much safer.

By One Chris

January 6, 2009 9:22 AM | Link to this

The cell phone industry is very powerful in Georgia. at&t is like around 10,000 employed so this will not ever pass or any bill that limits cell phones. They have more money to go fight against any such law. Safety is the drivers duty as driving is a privilege and not a right for anyone in the U.S.A. Distractions vary from eating, playing music to being high on over the counter medications so really the fact is all this is bad driving so ticket them for wreck less driving as that law is already on the books. Stop wasting time on laws that will not change the habits and let us focus on getting folks jobs!

I would rather see a law that you cannot drive until you are 18 years of age. The facts state that so many teens die every year from driving and it is not always their fault. Driving is a very unsafe risk at any age.

By Erica-Nicole

January 6, 2009 9:22 AM | Link to this

I was behind this cellphone-using driver last night, and he was swerving in and out of the lanes like he was drunk or something. He also was driving too slow for the lane he was in. So, I cautiously passed on the left, after signaling proper-like, and when I pulled up even with this errant driver, I saw that he wasn’t on his cell phone, he simply had a wierdly shaped head. I moved on, and then noticed this same horrible man was following me. He followed me for two whole hours. I had to get on the cellphone to my BFF to calm myself down. Thank God a cop pulled me over for swerving in and out of lanes and driving too slow for the lane I was in. I told the cop what happened, and he said, “Blow into this”. Luckily I hadn’t been drinking. Then he asked me to walk a straight line, and as I put one foot in front of the other, my cellphone rang, and during that call, I swerved one too many times from walking that straight line, and I was placed under arrest for being a blonde. I had to use my cellphone to make my one phone call: I called my hairstylist. I had to set up a really cool post incarceration do, I mean, something happens to a woman behind bars, and I can tell you from firsthand experience, that we dont wear nuthin underneath those prison clothes….if’n you be a diggin’ what I be a intimatin’……oh, yes, I have a new BFF.

By dogboy

January 6, 2009 9:24 AM | Link to this

I use my cellphone for business everyday, and, while I try to pull over when I make a call, sometimes I talk when I drive. However, I never, ever text while I’m driving because that takes entirely too much concentration away from the road. I saw a SUV full of college cheerleaders on the highway Sunday and the driver was texting. Didn’t a carload of cheerleaders die last year from the driver texting? I realize they are only cheerleaders, but other people could get hurt too.

By ADL

January 6, 2009 9:35 AM | Link to this

If it is illegal for teenagers, it should be illegal for everyone. And while they are at it, please outlaw men reading the paper, women putting on make-up, and the elderly who insist on letting their dogs ride in their laps while driving!!!!!

By Dan

January 6, 2009 9:36 AM | Link to this

I hate trying to merge onto a hwy with person in front of me on a cell. I was always told to speed up to merge. Not that I drive fast but it seems like a lot of people have to slow down while they are on the phone? They cant do both at the same time? Whats up with that?

By Jodi

January 6, 2009 9:36 AM | Link to this

I think if it is passed it should apply to everyone not just teenagers. Adults are just as dangerous when driving while talking on their cell phone. I see people every day while driving back and forth to work that are talking on their phone and you can tell that they are not aware of the traffic around them because of the way they are driving.

By Glenn

January 6, 2009 9:37 AM | Link to this

I do think a hands free device should be used , and required, when using a cell phone while driving. Not necessarily outlawed. What I see up here in Hall and Gwinnett counties, on 2 lanes roads mostly, is the soccer mom in her mini van or(too big for her), suv. Usually , her head barely shows, and she drives looking through the steering wheel. You see her , DON’T YOU???? She’s out there everyday and she is on her cell phone,and nine times out of ten she will be tailgating, speeding and driving over the yellow line, all this with one to several kids in her vehicle. So, please. Ga DOT, enact something now. This has gone on long enough. And don’t forget, We pretty much have no law enforcement on our Xways and other highways anyway, unless there is a wreck, when up to 10 police vehicles show up. I have been asking this question for years. “Where are the police? Why aren’t they patrolling our highways????? The speeds on the expressways have gotten up to 75-90 miles per hour. I am not the only one that sees this.. I have yet to see more than ONE Ga State Patrol Car on any expressway around Atlanta. Where are they hiding out?

By ADL

January 6, 2009 9:39 AM | Link to this

If it is illegal for teenagers, it should be illegal for everyone. And while they are at it, please outlaw men reading the paper, women putting on make-up, and the elderly who insist on letting their dogs ride in their laps, all while driving!!!!!

By Josh M

January 6, 2009 9:44 AM | Link to this

This should absolutely not be just for teenagers.

It should be for women as well.

By CJ

January 6, 2009 9:53 AM | Link to this

Why limit it to 18 and under? I pass lots of adults texting, emailing, and calling in traffic when they shouldn’t be. The best - stormy, rainy weather, no headlights on, and talking on the phone. I’ve seen that a lot recently!

By DRH

January 6, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this

Once again, the General Assembly does what they do best—-dodge the issues. The real problem has and always been DRIVER INATTENTION and UTTER INCOMPETENCE. While not a teenager, I get tired of seeing the teens get targeted. I guess because they are not old enough to vote so no political capital loss right. If we are to get serious about creating safe roadways, the do-nothing General Assembly needs to do the following:

-Raise the speed limits. They ar set artificially low just to generate revenue.

-How about some real traffic enforcement? How many times a day do I see people not using turn signals, driving exceptionally slow in the left lane, fail to yield, don’t know the difference between an acceleration and deceleration ramp and the list goes on. But of course, we all know those speeding tickets bring in the BIG DOLLARS.

-How about some REAL standards for driving? There are too many people on the roads who simply do not know how to operate their motor vehicle. Lets stop giving licenses to any and everyone.

-I would also mandate yearly vision and hearing screenings as well. Too many people are on these roads with these impairments. I have seen too many people nearly get slammed by an emergency vehicle who is trying to answer a call.

This law plain and simple is going to be another toothless law that will do nothing to stop bad driving.

By Juanine Battle

January 6, 2009 9:58 AM | Link to this

I think this should not only be for teenagers but for everyone. I was rearended by a Woman (not a teenager) talking on her phone.

By stoptellingyourselfthings

January 6, 2009 9:59 AM | Link to this

Yes it should be illegal to text and IM while driving for everyone. Just as it is illegal to drive w.out a hands free unit for everyone in NJ, PA and NY. I always wondered at the ignorance of GA drivers holding a phone and yapping away. You would think a little common sense would come into play and one would look after their own safety and get a hands free unit w.out a mandate. As usual GA is a day late and a dollar short when it comes to most things.

By Mark Scheller

January 6, 2009 10:00 AM | Link to this

Hi —- about six years ago the Fortune 10 company I was working for banned cell phone use while driving. It met with a lot of resistance as many lived on the phone for business perposes. Even so the concern for safety was paramont and the advice was no using phone (talking, texting etc.)while driving if you wanted to work with us so pull over put it in park and then talk in an environment where you and others will be safe and you can go home. Enforcement is the challenge as with all laws and policies.

By John

January 6, 2009 10:01 AM | Link to this

It sould be for everyone I am a professional driver and its not just the teenagers. Yes the teenagers for sure but don’t forget the other ones out there not paying attention because of cell phone use.

By tom

January 6, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this

I think cell phone while driving should be banned for ALL drivers…young and old.

By tom

January 6, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this

I think cell phone while driving should be banned for ALL drivers…young and old.

By Chris C.

January 6, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this

The law should require cell phone users to use hands free devices while driving. No matter the age of the driver. At the same time, the law should also require the driver to remove the earpiece before they exit the vehicle. People look stupid walking through Kroger yapping away.

By Libby

January 6, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this

MAKE THIS LAW FOR EVERYONE !!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!

I carpool everyday to work and had the _ _ _ _ scared out me when my driver tried to enter the expressway going 40 mph while talking on the cell phone. The next day I told her I would not carpool with her if she wanted to talk on her cellphone. So she doesn’t do it when I’m in the car but I know she still does it.

PLEASE MAKE THIS A LAW !!!!!!!! SAFETY COMES BEFORE ALL ELSE !!!!!!!!

(Just think how you did things before cell phones arrived. You can do it again)

By Paul

January 6, 2009 10:05 AM | Link to this

It should be illegal for everyone except for me.

By Russ

January 6, 2009 10:06 AM | Link to this

Can’t we try and solve some real problems instead of this trivial BS.

By sandy

January 6, 2009 10:10 AM | Link to this

Why limit it to teenagers only - have you ever followed someone on GA 400 or 285 while on the phone it’s ridiculous. If it’s that important you make/receive a call “pull over”

By Kelly

January 6, 2009 10:11 AM | Link to this

If you use your cell phone while driving, please take your own life.

You are a worthless, self-serving, selfish, rude and inconsiderate simpleton who has ZERO consideration for other people with your poor driving efforts while being intimate with the phone in your ear/hand.

If you use a cell phone while driving, you demonstrate that you care nothing of the highway safety of your fellow citizens.

This world is better off without you.

By The Corporal

January 6, 2009 10:12 AM | Link to this

Personally, I think this is just more government interference in our lives. However, if it is passed it should also include:

1) Tuning the radio

2) Putting in CD’s

3) Eating or drinking anything

4) Blowing your nose

5) Fumbling in the console/glovebox

6) Turning around to yell at the kids

7) Putting on makeup

8) Combing you hair

9) Writing down anything/taking notes

10)Reading a map

I could go on ad nauseum but the point is, there are many thing more dangerous than talking on the phone.

This is selective legislation.

By gwatl

January 6, 2009 10:14 AM | Link to this

think that the law should be for all ages! too many adults become distracted as well. Saw a terrible accident during the holidays — caused in part — by a lady driving and talking on her cell phone — became distracted and ‘T-Boned’ a smaller vehicle. Sometimes, we adults can only ‘multi-task’ one thing at a time ….well!

By Libby

January 6, 2009 10:21 AM | Link to this

Corporal - You make a mockery of common sense. You need to go back to school for an education. We are probably paying your welfare also.

By RICHARD

January 6, 2009 10:21 AM | Link to this

Not just the teenagers. Everyone! I am tired of people trying to drive while using their phones. All, and I mean ALL, of them have no idea what’s going on around them when that phone is stuck in their ear. It doesn’t matter if it’s hands-free or not. When you are on the phone, you are not paying attention. They make lane changes without looking or using a turn signal. Patting the brake while they drive is another problem. Enough is enough.

It against the law to use a phone while driving in some Europeon countries, why not here. The fine should be very high. Cause an accident, automatic jail time!

Some of you act like you might die if you don’t have that stupid phone glued to your ear!

By Debbie

January 6, 2009 10:26 AM | Link to this

This should apply to everyone. I was t-boned by a 25 year old while he was talking on his cell to his Mom.He ran the traffic light.

By CommonSense

January 6, 2009 10:26 AM | Link to this

It’s called wreckless driving and/or failure to maintain control of your vehicle. The law already exists, it just needs to be enforced!

You can’t pass a law to cover every specific dumb thing, because people will always find a new dumb thing to do.

By Change it for REAL

January 6, 2009 10:28 AM | Link to this

Dont just hit on kids, it should be illegal period. I was hit by a lady talking on her cell phone and the impact was 40 MPH. She was so interested in her conversation she didnt even try to stop her car.

When you target certain areas of people (teens) you are not fixing the problem. Nobody can pay attention while talking or texting on a cell phone. There should be a total ban and anyone caught should automatically be given a 90 day suspended sentence. A lot of serious injuries occur daily because of cell phone use and driving.

While they are at it, they should ban loud music and these boom boxes too. There is no way that the drivers of those cars and trucks can hear emergency vehicles. If I cant hear them just sitting beside a boom box car, imagine what the driver inside hears…..Nothing but base.

They can also remove the TV’s that are higher then the middle of the back seat. These TV’s are a eye catch to cars following you and try as you might, you cant ignore them. Why they are allowing people to take attention off the roads is the question one might ask. Its getting more and more dangerous to drive and its not something that cant be controlled. Its time to move on all the problems and not just target the teen drivers.

By Chilidog

January 6, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this

Should Be For Everyone!!!! Have you ever been driving behind someone on a cell phone? They can’t even stay in their own lane, and they impede traffic by driving well below the speed limit. Once you pass them, it is just like you figured, they are on a cell phone. Please make this law for anyone behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.

By majordawg

January 6, 2009 10:47 AM | Link to this

This sounds great and it should be applicable to everyone, but enforcement will be the issue. If we want to ban talking without a hands-free device, that’s great. You can easily see a driver with a phone to his ear, but spotting someone texting is more difficult.

From outside the car, there’s very little visual difference between someone texting and someone looking at a map. Which means the only time we’ll be able to prosecute offenders is after they cause an accident.

I’m just not sure police will catch enough people to make the fine enough of a deterent to the behavior.

By FUBAR

January 6, 2009 10:51 AM | Link to this

Outlaw females from cell phone use while driving. Better yet, revoke all women’s driver’s licenses. The Middle East has one thing right, at least.

By fr3dmars

January 6, 2009 10:56 AM | Link to this

Make ANY use of a cell phone or related device while operating any vehicle on a public highway a violation.

Such an attempt would bring the moneyed lobbyists out in force, so perhaps not feasible.

As a start then, make cell phone use at the time of a crash reckless driving regardless of fault (as with DUI) and make any such crash that involves serious bodily injury or death a felony.

The science is there - cellphone use while driving impairs a driver’s ability to react effectively as much as a .08 blood alcohol concentration.

By hands free or not

January 6, 2009 10:59 AM | Link to this

Hands free phone use only frees your hands, NOT your brain. If you’re on the phone deep in conversation, it does NOT matter if your hands are free or not. SHUT UP and DRIVE or PULL OVER!

By Storm

January 6, 2009 11:03 AM | Link to this

I vote to keep mean, self-centered people, OFF the road all together. Please stay home with that attitude.

You will cause more accidents than any teen texting.

I don’t text while driving, but I do talk on the cell. I’m a damn good driver too. NEVER in my 40 years of driving have I had any tickets, accidents, etc.

By The Corporal

January 6, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this

To Libby

Sorry, ma’am, but if you can’t figure out that there are more dangerous things you can do driving a car than talking on a cell phone, then you don’t need to be driving period.

P.S. You’re paying my federal retirement and I want you to know that I appreciate it!

By Erica-Nicole

January 6, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this

Until seatbelts, 50 thousand people were keeled on our roads every year in the fifties and sixties, without cellphones. Now, 40 thousand people are keeled on our roads with or without cellphones.

THe cars are death traps. Period. They could build safe cars, but the government wont let us have them. They could build cars that run on steam too, and dont put out all that stink. But the government wont let us have those either. They want us to smell the stink. Aw, I dont wanna talk about it.

By Dan

January 6, 2009 11:44 AM | Link to this

Erica where do you live? Glad I don’t live in a place where the government won’t let us have these things PS what would create the steam that wouldn’t be “stinky” and could you afford a “safe” car or do you want the goverment to provide this as a right?

By Dan

January 6, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this

Libby both you and Corporal have some points. I would like to see phones banned while driving (hey people have trouble walking while on a phone), but clearly there are all kinds of distractions, what gets banned next? and safety is clearly not, never was, and never will be primary. Just ask the question should all speed limits be 20mph ? Or maybe we should revert to horse carts. Don’t get me wrong I like the idea of laws for it, but perspective is needed not knee jerk hysteria Of course not, there needs to be balance

By Jennifer Carter

January 6, 2009 12:15 PM | Link to this

I think auto manufacturers should install a device that renders cell phone transmissions impossible while the engine is on. That would solve the problem entirely. People would have to pull over and shut off their engine to be able to talk or text.

By Dan

January 6, 2009 12:39 PM | Link to this

Sure Jen such a device sounds good (like many knee jerk ideas) they solve one problem and create a host of others so what if there is an emergency and one needs to call for help. Or perhaps you are on a street corner does your phone cut off everytime a car goes by? Nope passing the buck to someone else is NEVER the right idea, people need to take responsibility for themselves and pay the consequences if they dont period Next we need a device that when detects the odor of french fries it will automatically cut the engine

By Storm

January 6, 2009 12:41 PM | Link to this

Here’s what I would love to see laws against:

1). All black and oriental women out of the driver’s seat. Ya’ll cannot drive. Then, throw in a cell phone, and you have a diaster waiting to happen.

2). Good ol’boys in their pick up trucks.

3) ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 80.

4) ANYONE who can’t seem to do the speed limit, and selfishly hold up everyone behind them.

5) Anyone who doesn’t understand what YIELD means. I was almost hit this morning, because some idiot didn’t yield to me when he was supposed to, and then had the nerve to HONK at ME…..

6) Black men on the interstates. Do you think this is NASCAR? Is there a price for driving as fast as possible, and weaving in an out of the other cars? Especially on 285.

7) RUDE PEOPLE. What is it about getting behind the wheel of a vehicle that makes you 7 feet tall and bullet proof? You are NOT the only one on the road.

And don’t get me started on the idiots who cannot drive when it’s raining.

By West Cobb Dad

January 6, 2009 12:48 PM | Link to this

Hmmm…I would like to see it mandatory that ALL children are to be quiet while the vehicle is in motion. My family vacations would be so much more enjoyable. On a serious note, actual cellphone use should be banned by ALL drivers. Only 18+ should be allowed to use earpieces. NO texting by anyone. Short and sweet.

By Duck

January 6, 2009 1:21 PM | Link to this

Let’s change DUI (Driving Under the Influence) to DWI (Driving While Impaired) and include cell phones in the definition of impairment.

By Tray

January 6, 2009 1:31 PM | Link to this

ok, this is very simple-a yes to this law!! Punishment too tough??!? Are they crazy, a teen on a cell should lose their license for 90 days-that’s 90 days us adults can drive a little more worry free!

Now, i don’t think they should ban cell phone use for those over 21 in a vehicle. If they really want to make the roads safer, they need a more strcit examination process to get your license!!

If the government is allowed to regulate what you do in your ‘provately owned’ vehicle, what else could they regulate. You DEMOCRATS asked for it, you’re going to get it-more govt’ involvement in everything! Hell-California banned fast foods in an area because of too many fat-a**!! Why punish me for others’ laziness?? Thank God i don’t live there, but here isn’t much better.

I’m actually surprised GA is even considering this, usually we’re last to put a good idea into effect!

By dcw

January 6, 2009 1:32 PM | Link to this

Georgia should follow New York and DC and make it illegal to use cell phones for ALL ages. Handsfree headsets should be the only way cell phones are allowed. I see more adults driving horribly using cell phones than I do teenagers.

By JJ

January 6, 2009 1:40 PM | Link to this

You can pass all the laws you want, but exactly HOW are you going to enforce them? You can’t enforce the freaking speed limits, let alone targeting EVERYONE talking on a cell.

That, and I have not even seen a police car on the road, in over three weeks.

How to you expect to enforce this law?

By Charles

January 6, 2009 1:43 PM | Link to this

Our legislature doesn’t have the balls to pass things like this and seat belts in pickups.

By Joe

January 6, 2009 1:54 PM | Link to this

It should not just be teenagers. It should be everyone. I walk and ride my bike a lot and I cannot count how many times have been nearly run over by dangerous drivers talking on cell phones. Even cops! It is ridiculous.

By Tonya

January 6, 2009 3:36 PM | Link to this

Don’t limit it to only teens. A few weeks ago my husband’s truck was totaled because an idiot texting lost control in the rain. I could have lost my hsuband because someone couldn’t wait until he was stopped some place to text his girlfriend. Cost us a lot of money and my husband in pain because of someone else’s actions as well as the stress of it all. Ban everything except a 911 call while the vehicle in motion for everyone!

By Tonya

January 6, 2009 3:38 PM | Link to this

Don’t limit it to only teens. A few weeks ago my husband’s truck was totaled because an idiot texting lost control in the rain. I could have lost my hsuband because someone couldn’t wait until he was stopped some place to text his girlfriend. Cost us a lot of money and my husband in pain because of someone else’s actions as well as the stress of it all. Ban everything except a 911 call while the vehicle in motion for everyone!

By Buck

January 6, 2009 4:11 PM | Link to this

All cell phone usage in a car other than with a hands free device should be illegal for ANYONE.

By susie

January 6, 2009 5:32 PM | Link to this

I don’t believe teenagers should be singled out. I am on the road constantly and I see a lot more adults doing stupid things because they are on their cell phones than I do teens.

By Hawk

January 6, 2009 7:02 PM | Link to this

This is one bill that definately needs to go straight to Washington or better yet Obama’s desk in two weeks cause it involves anyone who has a cellphone period.

By Da Mick

January 7, 2009 10:16 AM | Link to this

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