The twin deterrents of suspension and revocation are seldom used. The beleaguered state is in the business of collecting fees from motorists in the form of gasoline taxes, property and sales taxes, and registrations, and, of course, many in Congress are full time employed by insurers, so all laws favor that industry. Thus, to clear overcrowded roads would not, in their minds, serve their best interests. Besides, who then would drive to Twin River to shore up the mismanagement there?

Every attempt to introduce a viable public transportation system gets derailed. With reported 15% (really 50%) unemployment and nothing better to do, you can hardly drive anywhere during the day without considerable gridlock. If the EDC were to actually develop new industry, as they're supposed to, state wouldn't have to really on sin taxes to pay for boondoggles, like the billion they recently spent on only 5 miles of bad highways.

I don't think we can pass anything stronger this session.

By the way, the RIDOT lobbyist told me RIDOT will not support the Gemma bill 5074 because they don't think it is enforcable at all. Hwever he didn't seem all that familiar with the Sub A that was pssed.

The bill is a scaled-down version of legislation that would have banned all hands-on cell phone use by drivers in Colorado. Under the original bill, hands-free calling would have been permitted.

What is it going to take in this country for people to realize that when you get behind the wheel of a car, you are RESPONSIBLE for your actions. It's NOT okay to drive in a manner that could endanger other people, be them another motorist, a pedestrian, or a cyclist. We need to make it tougher to get a license in this country and tougher penalties for when people break laws!