PSA: WA Distracted Driver Law Starts In August.

[Viva]

And your problem with that is?

I'm not made of money, dammit!

[farmer]

And your problem with that is?

If I want to be a dipshits and get ejected through the windshield, why should the government stop me?

[farmguy]

yet no fucking seatbelt law for school buses. Sad

The reason for that is simple, in any emergency situation the driver is responsible for getting back and releasing all those buckles and exiting the bus. Not going to happen so they do away with them on ALL public transportation.

[AK47bp]

If I want to be a dipshits and get ejected through the windshield, why should the government stop me?

Yup. Same with helmet laws. Easier and cheaper to scrape meat off the road than stabilize and transport and then incur $$$&& medical bills.

[PNWbrit]

If I want to be a dipshits

If?

[Art Shirk]

Yup. Same with helmet laws. Easier and cheaper to scrape meat off the road than stabilize and transport and then incur $$$&& medical bills.

No helmet, no problem in Hawaii. Wanna sit in the back of a truck? Go for it. Cops get a stipend to drive their own personal vehicles, so it wasnt weird to see a trashy mustang with police lights pull over and scoop people off the Pali.

"Sucka all pau."
"Scrape that lolo buggah off da groun."

[hutash]

That's some bad traffic.

Just another typical day in LA.

Thank god this is about cell phones, from the thread title I was afraid blow jobs while driving were outlawed.

[PNWbrit]

No helmet, no problem in Hawaii. Wanna sit in the back of a truck? Go for it. Cops get a stipend to drive their own personal vehicles, so it wasnt weird to see a trashy mustang with police lights pull over and scoop people off the Pali.

"Sucka all pau."
"Scrape that lolo buggah off da groun."

“an island in the Pacific.”

Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions, United States Attorney General (so far today anyway)

[SB]

Just another typical day in LA.

Thank god this is about cell phones, from the thread title I was afraid blow jobs while driving were outlawed.

Nope you are free to give as many blow jobs as you want while driving.

Aint love grand?

[BCMtnHound]

Nope you are free to give as many blow jobs as you want while driving.

Aint love grand?

Give while driving? I've only ever received behind the wheel; you are one dedicated man, scottyb! I'm almost afraid to ask but am fascinated by the technical details....

[Viva]

Nope you are free to give as many blow jobs as you want while driving.

As long as it's hand's-free. Gotta be safe and keep dem hands on the wheel.

[AK47bp]

As long as it's hand's-free. Gotta be safe and keep dem hands on the wheel.

Get it in while you can. "Head-free" driving laws are next.

[hutash]

Not if Trump remains president. I suppose we could re-elect Billy Clinton.

[Shredhead]

yet no fucking seatbelt law for school buses. Sad

It's a hot topic.

My wife is President of a school bus transportation company. School buses are extremely safe because of the high padded seats and compartmentalization.
Studies show seat belts would only save about two kids a year. But would cost billions to retro fit, reduce capacity and be almost impossible to make the kids wear.
Kids get killed after the get off the bus.
The money would be better spent on education and enforcement of current stop arm laws.

[evdog]

I think the fine is BC is over 500 pesos now. Cops will dress up like construction workers, crossing guards, hide behind bushes at major intersection like Spicer hiding from the press... It's a pretty awesome new tax collection system.

So let me get this straight. Back in the day people were outraged about photo radar vans, which were so blatantly obvious it was shocking that anyone was dumb enough to ever get a ticket. But they were a cash grab!!!

Now they have cops dressed like the village people hiding out at intersections to bust people for cell phones? Hilarious....

[mtngirl79]

If I want to be a dipshits and get ejected through the windshield, why should the government stop me?

because society has to pay the cna that will clean up your drool and wipe your ass for the rest of your vegetable life...

[mtngirl79]

The reason for that is simple, in any emergency situation the driver is responsible for getting back and releasing all those buckles and exiting the bus. Not going to happen so they do away with them on ALL public transportation.

Some of our buses have seatbelts.

[Art Shirk]

because society has to pay the cna that will clean up your drool and wipe your ass for the rest of your vegetable life...

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that farmer also doesn't agree with a single payer model

[wicked_sick]

A similar law already exists up here in BC. Cops will even dress up like bums or construction workers and stake out busy intersections.

Fine for first time offence works out to $568 or so.

360000 tickets handed out since 2010, and apparently the number given out has been in decline for the past couple years. Dunno if people are learning or cops are slacking off

[mtngirl79]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that farmer also doesn't agree with a single payer model

Even without single payer society pays.

TBI veggie pants pooping no helmet dude cannot work. Cannot pay insurance premiums, cannot pay co pay. Even if a trustafarian, money is likely to run out.

Even if insurance covers it, society still pays.

I guess farmer would like a world where no helmet bro was just left on the street to die if he couldn't pay?

[AK47bp]

A similar law already exists up here in BC. Cops will even dress up like bums or construction workers and stake out busy intersections.

Fine for first time offence works out to $568 or so.

360000 tickets handed out since 2010, and apparently the number given out has been in decline for the past couple years. Dunno if people are learning or cops are slacking off

Probably a mix of a few things. Some people stopped using phones, some got better at hiding it, the cops slacked off a bit.

Has there been any decrease in accidents?

[AK47bp]

Bump reminder.

New law actually kicked in yesterday 7/23.

Illegal to have a phone in your hand while driving in WA.

[snoqpass]

Is holding your junk covered under the new law?

[NW_SKIER]

Is holding your junk covered under the new law?

Well, you aren't allowed to eat or drink anymore, so I'd guess yes.

[snoqpass]

because society has to pay the cna that will clean up your drool and wipe your ass for the rest of your vegetable life...

Society pays for first responders to scrape up that mess that doesn't become a vegetable