Even with a hands-free headset, people will be still be concentrating on doing business rather than concentrating on the road, he says. He agrees cell phones shouldn't be banned from vehicles altogether, similar to a decision made recently in New York State, saying they are good to drive with for safety reasons. Cell phones are a good thing to have with you as a safety precaution, but the bottom line is you have to take into account everyone else's safety. If it were his decision, no one would be driving with a cell phone in their vehicle. My personal preference is no, none at all.
Cell phones are just another instrument that causes more problems.
O'Toole commutes to the legislature from Clarington, and has seen some of the mayhem inattentive drivers can cause, he says. Bill 102 was drafted in the hope of getting drivers to pay attention through education and the threat of fines. The idea for the bill originally came from one of his constituents who witnessed a driver go through a stop sign while talking on his cell phone. I changed my habits, and then I started watching other people on the road, and it's amazing what I saw. O'Toole hopes to bring Bill 102 to the legislature by the beginning of the Fall session.