Could you create any legal argument in why cops should be exempt from driving cell phone law, handsfree device?

by rosefirerising

Were the law makers confused when exempting police from cell phone while driving restrictions?

Did they forget require citizens to use hands free devices and so could the police very easily?

Could you provide any reasoning as to why they’re above the law when it comes to hands free devices and driving?
I’m really trying to understand on what grounds possibly gives them exemption from this law given dawn of hands free devices, can you help?
I use my radio to, it requires my hands and I change the stations.

Answer by Government is a gun to your head
With love, from one statist pig to another.

Answer by WRG
Well they always have used radios that required the use of their hands.

Answer by gomanyes
Maybe so that when there is an emergency they can communicate with the dispatch center and find out where they need to go?

They are not exempt from the law on their personal cell phones, only when talking on the phone for business.

Answer by Elwood P. Dowd
Maybe it is so they can protect you better?

Come on.

Answer by Dave B.
No, there is no reason for them to be exempted. Cops are affected by distractions just as much as the rest of us, and so pose just as much of a threat to others. Also consider that cops frequently exceed the speed limit as a routine part of their job, and are on the road far more than the average driver, which means that they expose others to their risky behavior that much more.

There is no category of voice communication device that does not have a handsfree device made for it. Even radios and walkie-talkies have handsfree devices available. I used to supervise a wireless and mobile electronics store and am now a wireless communications specialist in the military, so I have firsthand experience with all types of these.

The bottom line is that while I respect police for trying to uphold the law, risk doesn’t care–dangerous behavior is equally dangerous whether it is done with good intentions or not. The esteem that comes with being a policeman has either blinded the legislators, or the exemption was added as a political stunt to overly emphasize support for the police.

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There have been numerous studies showing talking on the cell phone (even with a hands free device) greatly impairs driving ability. Since more people do it than drive drunk, is it valid to say it causes a greater risk to the average American than drunk driving? Why haven’t lawmakers pulled their heads out on this one and made it illegal?
I know of a few studies that found that talking on the phone impairs driving ability as much or more than driving intoxicated at minimum legal levels.

Answer by Judge Sludge says:
They have in some places…. people will still do it, and your absolutly right, there are some people who cannot do two things at once, and when I see someone do something stupid, more times than not they have a cell phone up to their ear….
What really pisses me off, is when I see usualy woman, pull out of a perfectly safe parking spot with a cell phone to her ear, she can’t even change the gear shift much less concentrate on her driving but off she goes, stupid biotch…

Answer by Pointy
Statistically, I would say that cell phone usage while driving is a greater problem than drunk driving BECAUSE I think that at any time during the day or night, there are more drivers using cell phones than those driving drunk.

Answer by MK-o
I dont know why they haven’t. I think It might be a little extreme to go that far and makes laws about it. It also has alot to do with plain common sense!!

Drunk driving acutally impaires ones abillity to rationalize.

Talking on the cell phone distracts you so you arent really paying attention to whats going on.

Answer by UCANTCME
I agree with you 100% and I don’t know why they are just sitting around and not doing anything, maybe they are to busy talking on their cell phones.

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