Distracted driving Archives

MACDONALD: Ten Years Later

August 7, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Governor Margaret Wood Hassan signed New Hampshire’s hands-free device law in 2015. We told them it wouldn’t do what they claimed and might just make matters worse. After all, the research showed that people who got distracted still would, and people less inclined would be more often, as they tried to avoid detection. The law … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (04/21/22)?

April 22, 2022 Judy Aron

We learned that today was Tartan Day at the NH House. This is a celebration of Scottish heritage in NH and gave our State Representatives a chance to “show our plaid.” Many reps wore some sort of plaid, including the NH plaid.

What You Should Know About Driving As a New College Student

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Third Party Content

Going off to college is quite liberating for many teenagers freshly graduated from high school. The intense structure of primary education is gone, but this very freedom can cause some problems for students that aren’t adequately prepared. Something that many college students think about is whether or not they need a car. There are certainly … Read more

Dem Lawmaker Ticketed for Hands-Free Law, Second Offense

November 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

This, friends, is the crux of the laws that are passed. Eventually, they’ll get you. Yes, even you, Peter Leishman, who voted ‘Yea’ to pass the same law. And yes, even for a second time. In your hometown. The town you represent in Concord. From the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, 11/7/2019 Police Logs PeterboroughPeter Leishman, 62, Peterborough, … Read more

Don’t Ban My Cell Phone – Ban Teenage Drivers Instead

September 26, 2018February 23, 2011 Steve MacDonald

Ban cell phones? HB 546 would ban cell phone use in your vehicle while driving. But is that the actual problem? Up until we had Ray LaHood the phone-o-phobe running the NHTSA from the department of Transportation most of the data indicated that talking on a cell phone was no less dangerous than having a conversation in the vehicle with another person. As of this writing, you can’t find that data anymore. In fact the NHTSA and the government have a dedicated web site to distracted driving that highlights cell phones as a major cause of driver distraction and even Oprah is in on the action, but that tidbit appears to be missing.

Suspicious? You should be.

Looking at the large picture cell phones have become the bogeyman equivalent of CO2. The Democrats and their green $pecial intere$t friend$ say CO2 is making the planet hotter but despite there being millions more tons of it about it hasn’t gotten warmer. It has gotten cooler. And rich liberals keep buying up expensive ocean front property despite dire warnings of rising sea-levels. Insurance scam or hypocrisy?

So what’s the deal with cell phones?