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Stop controlling us!! What's next?

Better yet let us use paintballs while driving, so we can mark the idiots. Then you can see at a glance who you need to watch out for

"There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics" mark twain.

Basically you can make statistics say anything you want. Just ask one homeless person if they are an alcoholic. If they say yes then 100% of homeless are alcoholics. See?

From McDonald's? Why be difficult, id spit in your food.

Maybe try ordering your hamburger minus the items in question instead of having to pick them off every time.

I can eat or drink with one hand while looking ahead and steering with my other hand. When I want to put something down, its easy to do and doesn't require me to look. My eyes are on the road the whole time. Texting requires you to look down at the screen at least momentarily at some point, it is al

Does what distracts me distract you? Probably not. We're all diff.

Don't drive and eat if you can't walk and chew gum. Also, don't create a law that Officer Krumke can pull me over b/c he sees me pop a fry in my mouth like he can if he sees my cell.

This isn't rocket science, it's responsibility

Driving distracted IS AREADY illegal. If you are in an accident the fines you get will increase if the officer finds you were "distracted" and caused an accident.
If you don't cause an accident were you distracted? Are all accidents only accidents b/c someone was distracted? No.

Thank you, Delaware, for not being a bunch of hypocrites.
Either food, make-up, cell phones, et al get lumped together as the potential distractions that they are, OR people stop trying to legislate their way to (their version of) "perfection."
Personally, I prefer government to stay out. Thanks.

Where does it end? Next it will be you can't chew gum and drive. After that it will be you can't listen to the radio and drive.

I agree with you on the absolutes, but those silly laws allow the people to go after those who endanger others. So eat at your own risk, but of you get caught, be happy that the cost is only 200$ and not your life.

It's called distracted driving.

A # 1 from Sonic No!! A Baconator yes

The point is, anything and everything can be a distraction. Banning things won't get rid of reckless driving. Stiffer penalties for reckless driving will.

Your kids are not a distraction unless they need your physical help, billboards u read it for a quick second and don't need to move your hands to read it. Use your common sense when you're eating you're using your hands, u might spill and that can easily be distracting

Well said. We need to take the legislators back down to part-time status. They feel like they need to be making new laws all the time when they're full-time.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. The key is to focus on the driving, not ban the eating.

So...kids should be illegal? The radio? Billboards? Other drivers? Think things through before you post something silly.

The only thing that laws banning 'fill-in-the-blank and driving' accomplish, is that people do things in their lap instead of up on the steering wheel, taking their eyes even further off the road. The end result is even more dangerous than the initial cause of the legislation.

Anything distracting should be illegal.

It shouldn't be illegal to do either.

I've read your post 3 times and can't understand what you're saying. Sorry. Care to clarify?

Ha!

RAND: I'm so sorry to tell you, but I survived my 6 hour drive. I didn't die, like you had hoped I would. My dearest apologies.

I said no but I dont kno the statistics on car accidents caused by drivers eating so I could be swayed. It's about public safety but by infringing on individuals as little as possible.

this is america, people like their food!

Actually I think eating while driving is much more dangerous!
I'm the type who needs to take things off my hamburger or dip my tacos in hot sauce...
Actually a suburb of Chicago here called oak park has made eating while driving illegal!

Turn signals are ALWAYS optional in New Mexico! ????

I need snacks to stay awake while driving long distances... I guess my drive time will increase in an effort to avoid a crazy law like this.

Next we will have to have our hands tied to the wheel!!!!

They were drinking out of a jack Daniels bottle.

I said yes because it should be illegal to eat foods that that take your eyes off the road.

what if you spill stuff?? when I was driving, my car was DIRTY due to me eating certain stuff and drinking stuff... but if I get to drive again..I'm banning myself. ..

It gets brought up when people claim the law has no place in a car on a public road, but has business in a woman's uterus.

I agree except for the pets. A chihuahua isn't always distracting but who freakin reads??

FREE-EATERS!!!!!!!!!

Obviously you shouldn't eat with chopsticks while driving, but if it's like a burger - which uses one hand - what's the big deal. This is covered under reckless driving statutes.

I like how God and political views are brought into a conversation about eating and driving.

Absolutely not! What about those who r diabetic, hypoglycemic or have other health issues that make eating while driving a necessity to ensure our safety? & with rising health costs, there r likely to be many w/undiagnosed conditions so even creating a medical license to eat & drive is unreasonable!

What about an open gum container? Would that count? Or mints?

So it's like drinking and driving. Any open food will cost you extra $$. Even if you ordered your food in a drive thru, ate half while parked in the parking lot and then went back to work. If the officer sees eaten food he can assume it's yours and that you were eating while driving?

It's not necessarily a sole reason for getting pulled over, but it's an additional citation.

Unwrapped semi eaten food is a bit of giveaway.

And as much as my heart is just pumping with anticipation for your epic retort, I must make my 6 hour drive home now. The one that you hope I die on. So understand if I don't respond. I'll email instructions to my friend to message you during my funeral. Thanks for the warm wishes

Rand: So cops should be able to judge on the spot if they think they witness a "distracted" activity and write you a ticket? You want to give the power to Officer Krumke to write you a ticket based on his definition of "distracted?"

Safe driving is an activity that requires unfettered use of two hands, two legs (unless you have a special vehicle outfitted for use by the physically disabled, and an unblocked field of view. Any activity that reduces that is a danger to yourself and those around you.

Can a cop pull you over if your hands are not on 10 and 2? How far would you like to take this, Rand?

Let's go back to topic. Define distracted for me. Getting really into a song on the radio, being blinded by the morning sun, having a dirty windshield, having a screaming baby in the car, being hungry, having to pee, being sick, having an argument, having a ringing phone, eating soup, eating fries

It's okay, Rand, you aren't the first angry troll I've met. What was illogical in MY arguements with you below?

Oh! The willful ignorance of facts that contradict & point out the fallacy of your ideology, your contempt for those who have been harmed by your policies, and the psychotic love of guns.

How is the world better with you and your kind in it?

Bad things about eating while driving:
- cereal is difficult
- burritos require salsa, and that requires a copilot
- things don't taste as good when rushed
- hot scalding drips tend to cause spontaneous swerving
- turn signals become optional
- stop signs become yield signs (cant spill your drink)