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The fact is there are many dangers to drivers on the road, but technology is making it where a driver does not have to use their hands to use the phone, some vehicles already have voice active calls in the car! We all know some drivers can not talk on the phone and drive, but some drivers cant use their mirrors or drive in reverse either. Taking rights from people is not the answer. We as a society have to stop making laws just for the heck of it. There are other ways to imporve the quality of the driving experience other than limiting what a driver can and cannot do. As a driver you can talk to the passengers in the vehicle, and a hands-free set or other tech device creates the same scenario.

We have restrictions on drivers who must waer eyeglasses, restrictions for all sorts of other "possible" dangers to drivers. The idea is we should have more stringent drivers testing, if you can not drive a quarter mile in reverese you likely should not have a liscence. You should be able to fully operate your vehicle, not just be able to drive down the road. Everytime we decide to limit what drivers can do we are simply setting a precedent for lawmakers to creat further and further restrictions. This applies for more than just driving as well.

The main point here is that you do not take away the rights of all because the inability of a few. Why should every driver have those rights revoked because some other driver does not have the capacity to drive and talk? Some people just do not have the capacity to perform two actions at once. but we have not made it illegal to walk and chew gum just because a few people of walked out in front of traffic and got hit by a car. We have not made it illegal when those semi trucks ride 15 feet off the back of a small car going 70 miles an hour. These are the types of actions that need to have restrictions, and the ones who can not follow the riules need to have the restrictions, a blanket law simply is not the answer. The point is, there are many dangers on the road, and we always have to remain vigilant in our driving.

This country was founded in the idea to have a free society, and part of the balance of freedom is that we all have to accept some actions that we may not agree with ourselves. Each and every person cannot have it their way, because we would eventually restrict everything. We each have to choose which activities we participate in and be aware of those who do not make the same choices.

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