I rearended a Charger

Imaginary pelicans - he was the only one who saw them

 

That law has been in effect in Newfoundland since 2003. Lots of tickets were issued the first year or so but just about every teenage girl that drives by lately has a phone to her ear.

Quebec and Nova Scotia has had a ban in effect for awhile as well.

 

Glad it worked out for you.

My 16-yr-old niece was following her mother down a 2-lane highway last year or so (both driving Ford Explorers). Her mother stopped behind someone who was waiting to turn left. My niece was reading a text message on her phone and slammed into the back of her mother at about 35 MPH without even hitting the brakes - pushing her into the vehicle in front of her waiting to turn left. Luckily, everybody walked away, but both Explorers were trashed and the car up front sustained some damage too. Heck of a way to learn a lesson - but it certainly could have been worse.

They can make cell phone use/texting while driving illegal all they want, but it's not going to help much. How do you enforce that? Invincible teens and idiot adults will continue to do it anyway. Every time I come to a stop now, I plot out an escape path just in case and watch my rearview.

 

True, How do you enforce it.. " I wasn't texting Officer, I was dialing and using hands free!" Not to mention it seems everytime I see an officer drive by they are talking on their phones.. Oh, training.. Yeah. bs.. it's ability to multitask.

Plus some people, like myself have no problem multitasking, Driving and talking. I know my abilities. And when trafiic gets heavy, I let the person go..

 

It is for Newfoundland as well I believe. Not really enforced though

Edit. sorry ForTech I posted first and never read all the replies

 

Huh? Is that something in YOUR state insurance rules.
In Kalifornia your ins. would fix her car and you would have to pay a deductible to get yours fixed. Though I've had it waved when the other party had the same company.
That's WHY you have insurance afterall.

 

Glad it wasn't mine...

 

Tacos are dropping like flys ...

 

starting jan 2010 theirs going to be tickets given for people caught on their cell phones texting or talkin . the tickets are going to be very $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

This takes effect in British Columbia as well starting in Jan.

 

Did you eat a bowl of Lucky Charms?
Did you go buy a lottery ticket?
I hope you understood the real lesson... don't buy a charger. Now take off that bull bar.

 

That car is SOOOO SICK. If you get a charger for a rental it is gonna be a slug, my bro got one and I think it was only a v6.

 

Yes..it has a Hemi..no I have not had anybody try to run from me YET. Maybe tomorrow??

 

I shall hunt you to the ends of the earth..muahahaha!!

 

x2 on the cellphone. I try not to use my phone while I am driving.
Glad she let it go.

 

i always see people with those white "ipod" earphones n their ears while driving?!?!

 

yep, it would have been a claim on my insurance, so i would have to pay the deductible, but I would only have to pay one deductible for her/mine vehicle. its no big deal now, she said not to worry about it, so I beat the dent out of my bull bar's skid plate.

 

hahaha. I should have bought a lottery ticket for sure........ I guess I should just break down and get an ARB bumper, boy that would have jacked up that charger.

 

Yeah so true, out here in Kalifornia everyone's all about lawsuits. If it isn't about the hot coffee at Mcdonalds its about suing the person whose home you broke into because you injured yourself while trying to carry out their 80" LED TV.

 

Damn, almost made the three year mark before it was exhumed.