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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 hours ago

    Deputies found he violated three sheriff’s office polices; he departed from the truth, used an electronic device for something that was prohibited and likely wasn’t wearing a seatbelt behind the wheel.

    Does this mean using a cellphone while driving, as long as the contents aren’t prohibited, aligns with the sheriff office polices?

    • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip
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      14 hours ago

      Well they typically have computers used to look up license plate numbers and such, so I assume that aligns with policy on electronic devices.

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        7 hours ago

        surely they have the passenger do that though… like you should never permit a driver to operate devices while driving - it’s just wildly dangerous, and for what benefit? perhaps you might have spotted something sus?

      • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        14 hours ago

        Ha right, I was thinking of the use case where electronic device usage is authorized, just not while driving a car. Like watching hours of security cam footage for an investigation.

        • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          7 hours ago

          Yeah. I also wish people would realise that seatbelts are there for a reason. It’s all fun and games until someone flies through a windshield.

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            4 hours ago

            A seatbelt saved my life twice in the span of a year and a half. Luckily haven’t needed it since… still use it though.

            • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              5 hours ago

              I had a coworker that refused to use them. Believed they killed more people than they saved. He went flying out of his work vehicle and died.

              I’ve always been someone that uses seatbelts, but after that I was even more adamant about it.

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                4 hours ago

                It blows my fucking mind that when I was born “it’s safer to be thrown clear of the accident” was a thing that people commonly, unironically believed. It seems to be less prevalent today, but after witnessing the collective pushback to covid measures… yeah, common sense isn’t as a common as the name implies.

                • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                  4 hours ago

                  Yeah, he said the seatbelt would cut an artery in your neck and kill you or something. So, at least that didn’t happen I guess.