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Poll: NC adults favor cell phone ban for drivers

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 3:50pm.READ MORE:
RALEIGH -- An Elon University poll finds that most North Carolina adults support a law banning the use of cell phones while driving. Nearly 66 percent of respondents to the poll released Monday said talking on a cell phone while behind the wheel should be illegal, except in the case of emergencies. More than half of the respondents who own a cell phone also acknowledged they make calls while driving. Lawmakers are considering a ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving, but the proposal was watered down with weak punishments during an early committee hearing on the subject. The Elon poll surveyed 758 North Carolina residents Sunday through Thursday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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I ran a delivery route for

Submitted by Guest1111 (not verified) on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 6:18pm.
I ran a delivery route for seven years that covered 1000 miles of Eastern NC per week. There is no end to the number of absolute idiots behind the wheel that I observed either talking or texting. The best thing they could do is to make it illegal to talk or text and drive.
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LOL

Submitted by Guest7969 (not verified) on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 9:53pm.
are you serious? I see about the same amount of idiots not paying attention because they are smoking, talking to other passengers, listening to music, putting on makeup...etc, etc....66 percent is hardly...MOST. More control by the government...JUST WHAT WE NEED...I mean...dang we can't think for ourselves or take care of ourselves...soon we can all just sit home and let the good ole government push a spoon in our mouths while someone reads to us and we watch TV.
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