Mississippi To Ban Cellphones?

Texting And Driving Cell Phone Causes Accident A cell phone ban is working its way through Mississippi lawmakers hands.

by Diana Lucio

Published: Fri, December 19, 2008 - 10:31 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, December 19, 2008 - 10:45 pm CST

Anytime anyone gets behind the wheel, lives are put at risk. But Mississippi State Representative Billy Broomfield believes drivers using cell phones are also to blame.
Broomfield is proposing a statewide ban on cell phone usage. If the bill passes it wouldn't ban cell phone use completely, drivers would be required to use a hands free device.
"The ultimate goal is to give the authorities the opportunity and options of stopping you and reminding you that you're not complying with the law. If you can save one life and I think we will save quite a few with this law than it's worth it," Said Broomfield.
The bill will be presented during the next Mississippi legislative session in January.

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Sealion1962 Says:

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:57 pm

People multi task all the time while driving. Eating a burger, smoking, changing a radio station etc. This is the type of law, if passed, will get many people ticketed that are not even using a phone. How so? If your involved in an accident and the officer see’s you have a cell phone then it will be assumed that you caused the accident and you will be cited as such. Be careful about the freedoms you give up with laws like these. It only opens up an Pandora’s box of problems for you in the future because people do not think.

KxVicious Says:

Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:38 am

Quite frankly, there is no difference between talking on a cell phone and talking to a passenger in your car while smoking a cigarette or changing the radio station.

glamblitz Says:

Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:58 pm

I hope they do ban them! they need to in every state! i cant stand when someone is texting & driving! if im riding w/ someone who thinks they have to text right then i grab their phone & do it for them! bcuz my life is worth more than a lol text!

southfan1981 Says:

Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:31 pm

Goo question. Have accident stats risen since more people have had access to more phones with more features?

behonest Says:

Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 9:39 am

What about driving while smoking, eating fast food, reaching back to the back seat to swat your kid, changing the radio station, picking up something off the floorboard, or getting distracted for ANY reason. Wow, law enforcement is about to get much broader and they truly will “Take Back our Highways” when we all can’t afford to drive on them any longer. By the way, who are they “Taking Back our Highways” from? Aren’t we the ones paying for them to begin with?