Cellphone companies call for ban while driving

[WarlockNZ]

But lo and behold, the government is resisting!! .. who here is surprised by that?

Source: 3 News, today

[Subike]

simple solution to this world wide problem.
Fit all new phones with a cut out switch.
Im sure they can have a sensor like a gps , that can tell how fast its ground speed is, once it reaches say 10kph Phone switches off!
Yeah I know , passengers in buses, trains and planes use them,
Just a simple solution even if it is a silly idea.

[enigma51]

So you want the goverment to actualy make a real law other than speeding
you must be fucking joking

if they where serious about road safety they would have taken a serious stance on drink driving years ago.

Or like a explained to someone this morning the drunk drivers is not the problem its the speed he was traveling at

[orangeback]

We should addopt the same as in oze < instant $500 fine

[xwhatsit]

if they where serious about road safety they would have taken a serious stance on drink driving years ago.

They haven't?

[Usarka]

cellphone companies are calling for the ban so they can make more money by selling hands free kits. unfortunately research shows that handsfree doesn't make much difference.....

[Skunk]

I like Lazy Larry's explanation of the Government thinking. 'We would like to educate people to the harm rather than penalise them with fines'. Sounds OK - txters only kill other road users.

But what about the other road rules? Would they do the same thing with speeding then? Just educate rather than fine?

[Hitcher]

There is little point introducing laws that cannot be enforced, although that hasn't stopped this Government before. Rather than calling on the Government to ban the practice, why don't people just do this voluntarily?

[The Stranger:Me]

Of course they don't want the practice banned.
The old folk would forget sixpack's rego before they got to report it then.

[Dargor]

Im sure they can have a sensor like a gps

Im sure alot of people dont want to have their whereabouts monitored 24/7.

[Subike]

Im sure alot of people dont want to have their whereabouts monitored 24/7.

does that mean that as soon as I turn on my GPS that somebody some where knows exactly where I am and who I am? I think not
A gps in a phone set for recieve not transmit, so that it could read the land speed? How would that be big brother?
anyways
as I said,
a silly idea

[scumdog]

They haven't?

No, the penalties dished out are PATHETIC.

[Dafe]

Im sure alot of people dont want to have their whereabouts monitored 24/7.

With your cellphone on, you are registered to every tower you pass by and the relevant sector of the tower that you are in. They know where you are day and night...... 24/7!!!!

[CookMySock]

naw you have to allow cellphones to work while moving... its a safety thing..

DB

[Subike]

With your cellphone on, you are registered to every tower you pass by and the relevant sector of the tower that you are in. They know where you are day and night...... 24/7!!!!

oh true dafe true!
so they could in fact, moniter you and see what speed you were traveling at because of the sectors you move across...... bugger lol
put a printer in you phone and text you a ticket .

I an curious as to how a working cell phone would be a saftey item whilst your moving DD?

All NZ penalties are pathetic SD, or there would be less crime

Courts have too many wet bus tickets to hand out!