Comments on: Iowa ban worse than I thought

By: Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:05:26 +0000

Or they could, you know, not force one preference on to the entire state. Nobody’s proposing banning smoke-free patios.

I’m not opposed to cell phone driving bans in principle, but I’m not convinced it makes sense to single out cell phones. Changing radio stations, talking to another passenger, talking on a headset, eating, and lots of other activities also impair driving. Plus the ban needlessly forbids legitimate activity, like calling for directions when lost. I’d rather just see stricter enforcement of reckless driving instead of such a specific ban.

By: AS

AS — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:26:11 +0000

True, why is that smokers are being “forced” to eat lousy food but non-smokers have a “choice” to stay home rather than go to smoking bars? It seems like in Iowa, smokers can “choose” not to smoke through dinner or “choose” to just stay home and smoke through their dinner all they’d like.

So how do you feel about cell phone bans while driving? CA just enacted one starting last week.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:34:48 +0000

Or they could, you know, not smoke at dinner.