On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:27:45 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/21/13 12:23 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:15:44 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/21/13 12:04 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/19/2013 11:29 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:37:36 PM UTC-5, wrote:


Maybe we should ban any car that goes over 70 MPH, put mandatory
breatholizers on the ignition and keep them from running if the seat
belts are not fastened. (they actually tried that in 1974)
That might save more people than banning guns.

Nah... just install a device that blocks the driver from *all* smart
phone usage, application of makeup, or eating/drinking, and we're
saving thousands of lives.

Oh, and no dogs in your lap when driving. The kids damn well better
be strapped in!

We agree on something... except I do take a sip of water occasionally.



I just love the drivers who start fiddling with their smart phones while
stopped at a traffic light and are still fiddling when the light turns
green. If I am right behind them, I'll lean on the horn until they
resuscitate themselves and start moving through the intersection.
Next time I stop at WaWa for coffee and there's a deputy in there, I
might ask how many tickets are handed out for hands-on cell phone use
while driving. I'm betting it isn't very many, but I see lots of people
doing it.

I am finally getting people to admit that talking on the phone is
distracting. (hands free or not)
One of my neighbors fell in a hole, walking and talking on a hands
free.
Didn't heed the hole or the cones. He said his mind was on the other
end of that call. He says, in retrospect, he did see the cones but it
did not register.


I can walk and talk on the phone if I am wearing my earbuds and still
concentrate on where I am walking. But if I added "chew gum" to that
mix, I'd probably step in front of a bus without realizing it. Driving?
No. If I have to make a call while in the car, I pull off the road into
a safe spot. I don't answer calls while driving, though.

I read somewhere that it makes no difference if its hands free or
having the phone in your hand... like being drunk. that level of bad.