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It sounds laughable, but a lot of accidents DO happen and they DO cause harm to people. There are plenty of places that either already have laws in place or they're working towards them. See here and here for more info.

I remember reading a while back about drunk cycling being a commonplace issue in Russia, to the extent that authorities began considering requiring licenses for riding a bike (similar to the way driving licenses work). I can't find a source for it now, so take that with a grain of salt.

If cycling is to become popular enough to displace driving to any significant degree, we need to take whatever impact it may have seriously.

In Florida, only for text messaging. They don't ban hand-helds or cell phones.

See http://www.drivinglaws.org/flo...

Also, officers don't pull you over simply because you are on the phone, they only enforce it if they catch you doing something else at the same time.

I believe that's the case everywhere - police are required by law to disclose the locations of the checkpoints. I couldn't find the specific law, but a lot of people seem to think it exists. (though instead of a law, it may be an NHTSA guideline that states follow voluntarily to ensure their checkpoint is constitutionally valid):

http://www.drivinglaws.org/resources/dui-dwi/aggravated-dui/dui-checkpoints
http://www.duiblock.com/FAQ/
http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/sobcheck.stm

So, the senate is trying to prevent people from finding out information that the police are required to publish? If publishing the location of checkpoints is required to make the checkpoint constitutionally valid, then isn't a constitutional violation to block that information from reaching the public?

By publishing the location deep inside a newspaper or with a 30 second blurb on the news an hour before the checkpoint, the police may be following the letter of the law, but these apps seem to be meeting the spirit of the law.

Oops. Evil HTML coding. They passed a second no-texting law after the first no-talking law

Oops. Evil HTML coding. They passed a second no-texting law after the first no-talking law

Yes, it is now. They passed a after the first law dealing with talking.

Yes, it is now. They passed a after the first law dealing with talking.

Loss of license for from 90 days to a year is typical in the US. Sometimes you get back a restricted license that lets you drive to and from work. Jail time is also typical. Second offense penalties are much more severe. DUI in the US