Posted On: January 26, 2008, 8:14 am CST

Posted By: wudchuck

in the article a congressman said it was going to cost him $140@month. first of all, did he violate the law and was found guilty? NO! because it has not become law yet. secondly, the surcharge will only be to those that violate the law and get cited/found guilty. does this mean that this current congressman is going to have to pay more attention? YES! again, it make sense to me. to many folks hang onto the cellphone, listed to onside of the car, one hand on the wheel and eyes only in front of the hood. they don't scan or check to see what is either behind or beside them. i came to work yesterday and was almost hit by a person driving a van on the cell phone. the van does not have a lot of windows, so you would think this person be more aware. NO! as i continued past him, after blowing my horn -- sure enough he was on the cell phone. text msg, just as bad, i know i can't text on my phone w/o looking at the keys. my phone in the car is for emergency. if i need to call, it will wait til i get off the road or i have someone else in the car that will answer the phone for me. again, it's going back to being a responsible adult. if you have a drivers license, remember this is a priviledge and not a right. it can be taken from you. kids represent not only themselves but their parents as well. rememeber parents, you for 2 reasons are responsible:

1) you allowed them to get a license.

2) you allowed them to have a cell phone.

actually there is a third reason:

3) you placed them on your policy as a driver of your vehicles.

(one more minor detail - they are you minors and ultimately are your responsibility).

so let's get real and get responsible. in some cities, they passed a law that if you are on the cell phone at the time of the accident - you are just to blame because you might have been able to prevent the incident.