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Distracted Driving Laws are Insane

By Matthew Hayward


In a free society, there is no need for "distracted driving" laws. No law should exist that attempts to socially engineer society; we do not need laws that attempt to prevent crimes from happening, and we do not need pre-crime laws. We need to enforce rational laws and punish real crimes.

In today's Tri-City Herald article Put the phone down and pay attention, or get a ticket, we learn that the Washington State Legislature has again passed another emotionally driven bill that violates our basic human rights.

First, they tell us we are not allowed to make phone calls while holding the phone to our ear, and then they tell us we cannot text; now, this most recent "distracted driving bill," Senate Bill 5289, prohibits us from holding various electronic devices. 

We don't need more complex laws; common-sense laws should suffice. We don't need a law that addresses playing musical instruments while driving or reading a book, watching a movie, talking on the phone, drinking, or changing our clothes; we don't need any laws regarding what a person is doing while driving. All we need is a law that it is not legal to violate the rules of the road. It does not matter what you are doing when you violate the law; you violated the law, and that is what matters. 

If a person does not harm you or your property or cause you to be in danger, if you are not able to show damage, there is no excuse to claim a person's actions are objectionable. 

At some point, we must stop the overreaching of the nanny state. 

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  1. UnknownApril 22, 2017 at 11:52 AM

    I agree - when will it stop? !Next will be a heart rate monitor for when you get cutoff and it pisses you off, car will automatically pull to the side of the road till you calm down... sheesh

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