Texting While Driving Bill Tabled

[Belthos]

That's the choice of the aircraft operator. The only regulation is that they cannot prohibit the use of voice recorders, hearing aids, pacemakers, and electric shavers.

I didn't know that, the last time I flew commercial they let you wear shoes.

 

[vvvvvvv]

I didn't know that, the last time I flew commercial they let you wear shoes.

It's still SOP at most airlines to require devices to be turned off because that's what the FAA advises.

 

[SMS]

There's a lot of ridiculous crap being brought up for debate in the state house/senate lately:

This texting while driving garbage, liability protection for agri-tourism, Church worker sex bans etc....

Is this what we are paying these chumps for?

 

[tntrex]

Not wearing that seatbelt,


now that's a real danger to the public

 

[LightningCrash]

Ok you say not everyone is driving, so be it.
Make it illegal to text from a moving vehicle, driver, passenger, whatever.

They say driving isn't a right, therefore there is no reason to assume being a passenger is a right.
I cannot believe you are worried about the rights of passengers when this could clearly save the life of a child.

Some child, some where.

Obviously they are allowed to ban passengers in airplanes from using electronic communications devices.
I don't agree with it but they do.

So the legal foundation is already laid to ban passengers in cars from texting.

If it was an inalienable right, then they couldn't punish airline passengers.

Furthermore they should ban playing words with friends while being a passenger in car

There is nothing different between an airline seat ticket sold for a transportation service, and private vehicles used within driving rights for private use.
The TSA should obviously be able to strip search you before you get in your own car.