# NTSB recommands ban on driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic device

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 13, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ntsb-recommands-ban-on-driver-use-of-cell-phones-and-other-portable-electronic-device/261751 "2011-12-13T11:10:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ntsb-recommands-ban-on-driver-use-of-cell-phones-and-other-portable-electronic-device/261751/16 "2011-12-13T14:35:14Z")

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> [@300zx calipers on a Spec V (no 56k)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/300zx-calipers-on-a-spec-v-no-56k/47201/25):
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> Make it fall under the “driving with ability impaired” law that’s already in the books and carry’s a heavy penalty. BUT, make it a secondary offense only.
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> Example: text, call, follow directions, check time, change radio station, i-pod track… all day long, stay in your lane, dont hit anyone ahead of behind, follow the speed limit, stop at lights, yield to traffic, or FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD and you dont get a ticket.
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> Example: text, call, follow directions, check time, change radio station, i-pod track… and crash into a tractor trailer YOU GET A FIST FULL OF TICKETS.
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> People act like fools because the accountability for their actions they either dont care about, or the penalty is deemed “no big deal”.

I completely agree.

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