ATTN New Jersyites

by starshiptrooper · Dec 13, 2003 · 314 views · Ask eZabel

QUESTION:
Is it or is it not legal to drive whilst talking on a cell phone in your state?
I apppreciate your imput.

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#1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

Dec 13, 2003

Whoah..is this a trick question? I just voted but then I realized I don't understand. Is the question "is it legal for you to drive and talk on the cell phone" or is the question "is it illegal to drive and talk on the cell"?

#1.1 starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 13, 2003

whats the diff?????
argggggggggg....if u were talking on a cell phone, and a cop pulls ya over, WILL he give u a ticket for talking on a cell phone while driving a CAR ????

#1.1.1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

Dec 13, 2003

There's a big difference! The question you asked in the journal is NOT a yes or no question.

#1.1.1.1 omegatweeterOG 2003

Dec 13, 2003

double negatives confuse me too!

#1.1.1.2 starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

yikes....sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thatdarngirlOG 2002

Dec 14, 2003

No need to be sorry..I was just very confused.

fivezeroOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

the question is easily understood. straightforward and clear.

starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

well i dont get it.

fivezeroOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

ok, now i don't either!

thatdarngirlOG 2002

Dec 14, 2003

How did you understand it one minute and then not all of the sudden when starship didn't? The question itself is understandable BUT it does not go along with the poll. A question that starts with "Is it or is it not.." cannot be answered with yes or no. Because your yes could either mean "it is" or "yes it is not"

fivezeroOG 2003 thatdarngirl

Dec 14, 2003

semantics is a losers game!

toxicgirlOG 2003 thatdarngirl

Dec 14, 2003

GO Lindsay!!! Don't mess with her folks, she knows her grammar. She used to watch schoolhouse rock like me.

thatdarngirlOG 2002 toxicgirl

Dec 14, 2003

Oh yeah..the people at the Conjunction Conjunction Diner have helped me out a lot!

starshiptrooperOG 2003 toxicgirl

Dec 15, 2003

my grammar died in the 80s. ;|

thatdarngirlOG 2002 starshiptrooper

Dec 15, 2003

Mine did too..and I was born in 85!

starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

oops sorry 5-0 ya gotta understand that alzhimers can confuse me very easily.

starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

lol i'm always confused

#2 hunkpapapOG 2003

Dec 13, 2003

my input is this: SOME parts of joisey (i.e. Paramus) have outlawed it, but not all. So as a general rule it's ok...

#3 yodasuckaOG 2003

Dec 13, 2003

no, the entire state of new jersey has not outlawed it. HOWEVER, certain cities or towns have... the only two that i know of, altho i'm sure there are more, are Paramus (as pat stated) and Ridgewood. They both have a no cell fone rule which means u can get a $200 ticket if a cop catches u....

#4 rocksupastarFounder

Dec 14, 2003

NO! Stick it to the man!!!

#4.1 starshiptrooperOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

and u mean by that?????

#5 punkprincessOG 2001

Dec 14, 2003

im pretty sure they made it a law throughout new jersey now. a state trooper pulled adam over on i-80.....while talkin on the celly.

#5.1 rocksupastarFounder

Dec 14, 2003

pulled him OVER for talking or he got pulled over WHILE talking...

#5.1.1 toxicgirlOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

hahaha...smarty

#5.1.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

Dec 14, 2003

like i said! semantics is a losers game. EVERYONE LOSES.

toxicgirlOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

we got it the first time, no need to be redundant dear.

fivezeroOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

just reinforcing, hon

#6 punkprincessOG 2001

Dec 14, 2003

btw, your question for your survey is not a yes or no answer. haha i got all confused...(yea...i know it doesnt take much.)...so i said no, when i think i meant yes... what i really mean to say is that i think it IS illegal in NJ. ahhh...

#6.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Dec 15, 2003

it's not illegal in all of NJ. just a few parts. however, i think state troopers are a little too...eager.

having said that..come on...buy a headset, how hard is it...find one you think looks cool (get a wireless one, if you're really petrified about looking like an operator) and then move on with your life.

#6.1.1 tinserOG 2002

Dec 15, 2003

i'm on the...it's safer to drive without a headset side of the arguement...i've had bad experiances with headsets...now i've got a speakerphone though, so i just use that...the v300 rocks!

#6.1.1.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Dec 15, 2003

yeah see, i don't think holding a phone while it's on speakerphone would keep you from getting a ticket...i'm not sure. ian?

tinserOG 2002

Dec 15, 2003

but, it would be a lot less easy to detect, because i hold it below the window...anyway, that law is pretty hard to enforce as is.

#7 iwz

Dec 15, 2003

FYI, a new bill banning cell phone use without hands free kits everywhere in NJ is supposedly getting signed today.

http://www.news12.com/NJ/topstories/article?id=96737

#8 yodasuckaOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

when i see a cop and i'm on my cell, i just throw it on the ground in a moment of panick until the cop passes, this is usually bad cuz then i have to duck down and get it off the floor... which tkaes my eyes off the road for quite some time... hahaha.. it would be better to just drop it in my lap i supose or maybe to use the handsfree that hangs from my rearview mirror... haha

#8.1 iwz

Dec 15, 2003

hahaha, or maybe you could just lower your hand below the window.

#8.1.1 yodasuckaOG 2003

Dec 15, 2003

well, you see ian, i am a blonde... and these simple solutions do not come so easy...

#8.1.1.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

Dec 16, 2003

haha... yeah when i see a cop i just FREAK OUTTTTT AND RAM THE CAR INTO A GROUP OF NUNS CROSSING THE STREEEEEEEETTTTTTTT!!! I'M CREEEEZZZEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY AIIIIIIIIYAAIIIIII!!!!

yodasuckaOG 2003

Dec 16, 2003

excuse me mathew but... ARE YOU MOCKING ME?

thefunkyfreshFounder

Dec 17, 2003

hahaha... no, its a true story

yodasuckaOG 2003

Dec 18, 2003

in the words of my dear brother nick...

HI LIAR!

#9 forrestinaOG 2002

Dec 15, 2003

i either use my handsfree or hide my phone in my hair

#9.1 malibuOG 2001

Dec 16, 2003

hahaha. the handsfree was such a genius invention. very smart thing to use.

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