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Originally Posted by KevWind
Not unreasonable questions, And stiffer penalties might work. But unlike drinking and driving (for which one, there are no other practical controls but education ( the message) and stiff penalties) but for which a simple roadside test can quickly determine guilt, that is not logistically nor practically true for cell phone usage while driving. So that could prove to be very problematic and a legal nightmare to actually enforce
Where the installation of an operational jamming device is arguably logistically no more of a bureaucratic "nightmare" than say emission standards enforcement . So obviously yes for new vehicles, and then for current vehicles in order to get the annual registration and license plate, it would be required to have the unit installed and functional.
Seems like those same questions were asked about emission standards were they not ?
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To be honest if we were going to go down this route, some kind of external device probably wouldn't be required. With accelerometers and GPS capability the phone itself could probably detect when it was being used on public roads and automatically disable specific functions.
This would still leave the issue of devices on public transport, but I'm sure any technical obstacles could be overcome.
I suppose that leaves other passengers in the vehicle using a phone/tablet. If this could be overcome without the need for some external device to detect whether the driver is using a phone then it may be feasible. If not it still seems a bit draconian especially for a country like the US.