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1
Phones should lock and disable themselves when their GPS-determined speed exceeds a certain threshold. Problem solved.
2
@1: Ever heard of passengers?

On a more serious note, Mushroom Cup is lame. Star Cup is clearly the best. I assume we are talking about Mario Kart 64, which is obviously the Mario Kart master race.
3
"Of course, phones aren't the only way to distract yourself in a car, which is why the law also prohibits grooming and eating, or grooming something that you're about to eat. I don't enjoy onions on my burger, for instance, and now I’m not allowed to remove them (or even eat the burger) while driving."

I'm disappointed this made it through the editing process. Those actions are a secondary infraction and only result in a fine if you do something else illegal at the same time.
4
This is a statewide law, not just Seattle.
5
Time to confiscate cars driven or parked in bike lanes and sell them at auction, and issue 72 hour roadside suspensions for anyone driving with a smartphone or iPad in hand.

Shut up and drive.
6
I'm fine with the law as it is. The drinking is the only one I disagree with and joyfully disobeyed this morning on the way to work. As was the SPD officer who was stopped at a light.
7
LOL! :)

You, Chason Gordon... I like you!
8
@2 sure, they can live without their damn phones too.
9
@1: There are exceptions for emergencies.

The law is fine though, now that Siri on the iPhone can guide our tourists touch free to their downtown hotels.
10
Next up: I'd like to see the State of Washington significantly tighten up the requirements to even get a license in the first place and be more willing to permanently revoke driving privileges for drivers who clearly shouldn't be driving due to moving violations.
11
Another reason for police to pull people over. I wonder what community will be most affected by this new law?
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@11: The whole community will be impacted by being saved from injury or death, as distracted drivers imperil us all!
13
@12 Tell that to Philando Castille
14
Is this the appropriate venue for sarcasm? Maybe it's just because it has touched my life too close for comfort, but I don't find vehicular murder to be an appropriate subject to joke about.

Maybe I'm wrong, though. If one person laughed along with this before finally realizing they are the butt of the joke, then I suppose it did some good.
15
Sorry to hear that 14.
16
Shit like this make it to "print" now? I guess I should submit stuff to the Stranger.

And I really hope, Mr. Gordon, that you or a loved one doesn't get seriously hurt or killed by a distracted drivers. It may sadly put a damper on the lulz you love.
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@13: Police can always come up with a reason to pull someone over, but that shouldn't prevent laws that help all of us.
18
I've driven for employers (with driver-facing as well as forward-facing dashcams) that had a strict of policy of, "if you touch your phone while driving, you're fired." Not warned, not counseled and retrained, fired. On the first offense.

There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for drivers to have their phones in their hand while they are driving. If you really need to make that call or set your GPS or whatever, you pull over and put your vehicle into park.

And yes, using your phone at a red light is still a no-no. Aside from not paying attention to when the light changes (or to what traffic is doing around you), I've seen people inadvertently start inching forward into the intersection because their foot came off the brake while they were busy texting or Facebooking or whatever.

I know it's hard to do. Just like everyone else, I've felt that overwhelming urge to check and see what that new message is that just came in.

Best solution I've found is to place your phone well out of reach while you're driving.
19
Thanks for the laughs, I needed 'me!
20
This is all well and good, but we need much more thorough training and licensing requirements for people who want to be in charge of 2,000 lbs. worth of projectile weapon.

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