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Old 02-12-2007
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US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

Yes you read it right. Read this link and youll see i call it a communist state.

States seek to ban driving distractions - Yahoo! News

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BARRE, Vt. - Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road.

And forget about sipping that cup of coffee on the way to work, or smoking a cigarette on the way home. In some states, it could soon be illegal — if it isn't already.

Emboldened by the passage of cell phone bans for drivers in some communities, states are turning their attention to other things that drive motorists to distraction.

Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, "interacting with pets or cargo," talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to $600.

Similar bills are under consideration in Maryland and Texas, and Connecticut has passed one that generically bans any activity that could interfere with the safe operation of a motor vehicle.

"Cell phones attracted people to this issue," said Matt Sundeen, a transportation analyst with the National Conference of State Legislatures. "Now that people are more focused on distracted driving issues, they're beginning to talk about the broader range of distractions."

For the sponsor of the Vermont bill, the motivation came from his own observations.

"What finally pushed me over the edge was when I was at a stop sign and somebody opposite me was trying to navigate around the corner with a cell phone to the ear in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and she wasn't doing very well," said Republican state Rep. Thomas F. Koch.

He said his wife recently saw a driver playing the flute, which led him to include the instrument ban in his bill.

"There are a lot of bad habits out on the road. This isn't just for drivers' own good. This is to protect the other people on the road," he said.
Here we go again.The goverment is telling us what to do what we bought and paid for.The Goverment is telling us what to wear already.Plus theyre telling us we must buy auto insurance in order to drive. The GOP is the true communist party.Thats why were giving democrats another chance! Maybe somebody should pass our military secrets to Vladimir Putin.Or perhaps why dont we do what the mexicans are doing?,No im not talking about sneaking illegaly into mexico but about sneaking illegaly into canadian border.In canada you get free health care ,Cleaner air and less regalations.Plus its not too hot in canada nether.

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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

Weren't you the one in another thread advocating that the U.S. become like old Soviet Russia simply because a few Russians were 'protesting' in favor of it's return?
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Weren't you the one in another thread advocating that the U.S. become like old Soviet Russia simply because a few Russians were 'protesting' in favor of it's return?
Yeah why? Besides isnt it the truth? Wheres the freedom ?
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

I don't see democracy in America.
Parties are changing but the policy stay the same.
So what is the difference among dems and republicans if their policy is the same?..

Lenin was right in that. Lenin was only mistaken in conclusions.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

Wow another muiltiple troll attack on the forum. Pathetic.
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Wow another muiltiple troll attack on the forum.
I have just copied my answer in other topic. I don't see anything wrong with it, because i don't speak english well.

Do you have smth to say on the theme?
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

Steveox is right. They began airbrushing historic photos in the mid 1990’s (School and library books had historic figures with cigarettes and pipes airbrushed to take out the tobacco products.).
It seems there using public opinion campaigns to normalize it.
Of course we all can agree with the socialists normalization techniques we saw with tobacco, but taking away Mc Donald’s freedom fries from the populace for the acts of a few is pretty obvious.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

We're such a funny people. We get all up in arms about how the government is perceived to be taking away our freedoms, yet when some asshole talking on his cell phone takes out a bus full of nuns, we're horrified.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

I can see, somewhat, where this type of legislation is coming from. Car collisions are a leading cause of death among many young people, and a lot of accidents are simply caused by driver negligence. I am opposed to nanny laws, but this does not seem to be one - I think eliminating as many distractions as possible on the road would seriously lower the amount of accidents occuring a year. I don't think a driver should have a choice to drive safely or not, whereas I think they should be able to wear a seatbelt if they felt like it without penalty.

I don't see how this could be enforced effectively, though. Perhaps this is just a hollow piece of legislation aimed at pleasing worried mothers.
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I have just copied my answer in other topic. I don't see anything wrong with it, because i don't speak english well.
Oh nice excuse Just play stupid.

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Do you have smth to say on the theme?

I'd say that passengers are the most perilous distraction to drivers.

Perhaps the pigs should arrest drivers if they get pulled over and can't prove that they did not talk to the passenger.
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I'd say that passengers are the most perilous distraction to drivers.

Perhaps the pigs should arrest drivers if they get pulled over and can't prove that they did not talk to the passenger.
Good point. No matter all of the things that they hope to legislate out of one's car, I can't see how lawmakers will ever sell a bill that outlaws passengers. It would be a gross violation of privacy if all driving activity was monitored, too.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

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I can see, somewhat, where this type of legislation is coming from. Car collisions are a leading cause of death among many young people, and a lot of accidents are simply caused by driver negligence. I am opposed to nanny laws, but this does not seem to be one - I think eliminating as many distractions as possible on the road would seriously lower the amount of accidents occuring a year. I don't think a driver should have a choice to drive safely or not, whereas I think they should be able to wear a seatbelt if they felt like it without penalty.

I don't see how this could be enforced effectively, though. Perhaps this is just a hollow piece of legislation aimed at pleasing worried mothers.
I agree mostly but I don't think you said it all quite the way you intended.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

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I'd say that passengers are the most perilous distraction to drivers.


QUOTE] A bit of logic in the midst of your usual pile of crap.

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Yes you read it right. Read this link and youll see i call it a communist state.

States seek to ban driving distractions - Yahoo! News

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Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, "interacting with pets or cargo," talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to $600.
Maybe if the list of banned items didn't include eating, drinking, smoking, reading, interacting with pets or cargo, I'd go for it. And cells phones with head sets should be okay.

I don't want a cop giving me a $600 ticket for eating M&M's on my way to school. I don't want a cop to give me a ticket for drinking water in my car. I don't want a ticket for reading directions to the place I need to be going (mapquest printouts for example). And interacting with pets and cargo my ass. Too much control if you ask me.
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Re: US is turning more and more like the old soviet union.

When a politican makes a law we all have to do.The Pigs get involved.Just bush is like caesar he tell us what to do. Then ,, THE ROMAN GUARDS GET INVOLVED! America is like ROME back in 45 AD
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