Every year it is the same old story. The lawmakers of this state demonstrate that they have no common sense and in many cases no backbone.
Fact: Distracted driving kills people. Study after study states that distracted driving is up to five times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. We have an unenforceable law about texting and driving. As it stands, we have to make our law enforcement officials guess as to what a driver is doing with their cellphone.
Our lawmakers are attempting to introduce a law that would say: phone in hand, you’re breaking the law. But we have genius legislators such as Sen. Daniel Thatcher saying, “I see people every single day who are capable of using a phone while operating a motor vehicle without committing a moving violation.”
Using this logic, let’s make it part of high school driver training. Demonstrate that you can use your cellphone without an accident or killing someone. Also, let’s do away with speed limits. I see drivers in NASCAR who are pretty damn good at driving 200 mph.
Gregory Jones, North Salt Lake