Distracted driving penalties aim to deter dangerous behaviors, such as texting while driving, to improve road safety. Proponents argue that it deters dangerous behavior, improves road safety, and reduces accidents caused by distractions. Opponents argue that penalties alone may not be effective and enforcement can be challenging.
@9NQVP7L4hrs4H
Aggressively prosecute dangerous drivers, meaning those who willfully tailgate, run red lights, and use lanes improperly, including the recent trend of driving on the wrong side of the street. Remove meaningless regulations including seat belts, possession of alcohol, or handling devices. Certain motor vehicle violations should be treated as violent crime; actions that deliberately put other individuals at risk should be treated similarly to threatening with a deadly weapon per se.
@9NQ6X8R9hrs9H
If the person is doing it more than once not worry abt the road while driving.
@9NQ4X9B10hrs10H
Penalties alone are probably not effective at all, especially an increase. If anything, it’ll probably just be financially strenuous and frustrating on the general public. It’s possible for some citizens to receive a ticket and then later think “ok lemme not do that again” but a majority may just repeat the same pattern.
@9NF9B4MRepublican5 days5D
Yes, I agree in theory but I am wary of how this would be implemented in practice
@9NCVR3K6 days6D
Yes, higher fines and suspended license for people who are distracted. Treat them as if someone is DUI. It is just the same amount of danger
@9N295MR 6 days6D
Yes, but it's hard to prove distracted driving in court.
@9NBNRNN 1wk1W
No, but all new cars should be required to have driving assists like FSD Tesla Musk Elon
@9N9GGZ21wk1W
I believe penalties should be increased for DUIs. Higher penalties for driving under the influence.
@9N6Z3GW1wk1W
Not on a national level, but rather at state and local levels.
@9N5WBYD1wk1W
Yes, but part of the issue is that mass adoption touchscreens in cars requires greater attention than analog consoles and should be addressed first.
@9N3BL6Q2wks2W
Maybe they should just roll out robust public transit policies.
Yes, depending on the severity of the damage the distracted driver caused unless they can prove it wasn't their fault for the crash.
@8T83KJZ 2wks2W
No. But privatization of the roads would solve this issue through market forces
@9N2FN652wks2W
Yes and fines should be a percentage of income and/or assets. Fines punish the poor and not the rich with the current system.
@snaveretnuhDemocrat 2wks2W
Yes, if the distracted driving resulted in the death or severe physical injury of another individual
@9MXCZT42wks2W
Only when it leads to a traffic accident or a near miss
@9MW35WN2wks2W
Yes, but only if it causes an accident or property damage.
@9MS5WLH2wks2W
Yes, but also revise the road design when something like this happens.
@99M6G59Independent 2wks2W
No, this should be decided at the state and local level instead of by the federal government
@9MPYFLR2wks2W
No, but it should provide tax breaks for buyers of cars with technology that allows drivers to interface with their smartphones via the entertainment system instead of holding their phones in their hands
@9MLTWNN 3wks3W
Yes, it would depend on what she caused by being on her phone. If someone was texting on a backroad and gets pulled over it's not that serious. If an adult is recklessly driving by a school and hits children causing major injuries then I think them being on their phone should affect their license and penalized.
@9MLGF9B3wks3W
Yes, and ban certain activies other than texting while driving, *especially* eating food and drinking beverages of any kind (not just alcoholic) while driving!!!!! If the driver is too hungry or thirsty to wait until they reach their destination, they should pull over to the side of the road to eat/drink. Focusing on food and drink not only takes precious attention away from the road but also requires at least one free hand, if not both, to partake in it, and has been an all-too frequent cause of traffic accidents.
@3R3QRDN 3wks3W
Yes, But only if it causes an accident that damages property or injures a person. Otherwise it should not be a crime as there is no victim
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