Thales@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWelcome to petty lanesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1708arrow-down169
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minus-squarecoolfission@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·9 hours agoDoesn’t matter if it’s not enforced. We have no holding phone rules in GA and I routinely see people using their phones while driving.
minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 hours agoWorse, too often these laws are selectively enforced only when cops are looking for an excuse to profile minorities and poorer drivers.
minus-squareLousyCornMuffins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoyeah i was gonna say. they enforced the no texting law for maybe a year here, then they just started using “I thought I saw them texting” as probable cause to pull over anyone they wanted.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 hours agoThey put up cameras to detect phone and seatbelt offences here in Queensland a couple of years ago. It’s been quite lucrative for the state.
Doesn’t matter if it’s not enforced. We have no holding phone rules in GA and I routinely see people using their phones while driving.
Worse, too often these laws are selectively enforced only when cops are looking for an excuse to profile minorities and poorer drivers.
yeah i was gonna say. they enforced the no texting law for maybe a year here, then they just started using “I thought I saw them texting” as probable cause to pull over anyone they wanted.
They put up cameras to detect phone and seatbelt offences here in Queensland a couple of years ago. It’s been quite lucrative for the state.