Comments on: Florida Safe Phone Zones Announced http://www.northescambia.com/2015/06/florida-safe-phone-zones-announced Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patriot http://www.northescambia.com/2015/06/florida-safe-phone-zones-announced/comment-page-1#comment-299894 Patriot Wed, 03 Jun 2015 22:01:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=218163#comment-299894 This is nothing ing more than "feel good" legislation. Adding a new sign to a rest area doesn't make anyone safer. If FDOT actually wanted to make driving safer, they would work with state lawmakers to drastically increase penalties for using mobile devices while operating motor vehicles. How about making it a primary infraction, with a first offense penalty of 60 day license suspension? How about impounding cars? Nah.... We'll just post some signs that GEICO paid for and pat ourselves on the back for "protecting" Floridians. This is nothing ing more than “feel good” legislation. Adding a new sign to a rest area doesn’t make anyone safer.
If FDOT actually wanted to make driving safer, they would work with state lawmakers to drastically increase penalties for using mobile devices while operating motor vehicles.
How about making it a primary infraction, with a first offense penalty of 60 day license suspension? How about impounding cars?

Nah…. We’ll just post some signs that GEICO paid for and pat ourselves on the back for “protecting” Floridians.

]]> By: Grandma http://www.northescambia.com/2015/06/florida-safe-phone-zones-announced/comment-page-1#comment-299887 Grandma Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:26:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=218163#comment-299887 The effort is to be commended. Those traveling on the interstate system are more likely to pull over into a rest area(Safe Phone Zone) because of the tiring nature of interstate travel. I only wish it would go further and make areas on busy, major LOCAL roads. THERE is where we have a hurry to get there mentality of everyday life that WILL NOT pull over to take a call. How about making cars that disable all cell phones unless they are plugged into a Bluetooth (or similar) speaker that automatically answers and you respond by voice with out taking your eyes or hands from their job of driving. Text msgs would receive an automatic response text. "I'm driving now." The effort is to be commended. Those traveling on the interstate system are more likely to pull over into a rest area(Safe Phone Zone) because of the tiring nature of interstate travel.
I only wish it would go further and make areas on busy, major LOCAL roads. THERE is where we have a hurry to get there mentality of everyday life that WILL NOT pull over to take a call.
How about making cars that disable all cell phones unless they are plugged into a Bluetooth (or similar) speaker that automatically answers and you respond by voice with out taking your eyes or hands from their job of driving. Text msgs would receive an automatic response text. “I’m driving now.”

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