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Old 08-27-23, 04:22 PM
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I'm with FBinNY on this one. More "Laws" are not going to change anybody's behavior. More "Laws" just give cops another thing to ticket you for (like a tail light out or torn mudflap on a truck leading to a lethal force encounter.)

I do agree that distracted driving is a huge problem for pedestrians and cyclists, as is full self driving. I don't dislike cops, but I do not trust them. they are not there for anything remotely related to safety, their purpose is do issue a citation leading to a fine, or to gather evidence leading to your arrest, conviction an incarceration. Their primary job is to extract revenue, or shovel the chum into the great gaping maw of the criminal justice system. I do not feel one bit sorry for them, they knew what they were getting into when they pinned the badge on.

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