The other day I saw a guy on a motorcycle holding a cell phone in his ear
with his shoulder. I wanted to offer him a job in the circus!!
Dan Serrao
1963 BJ7
On 9/19/07, Leonard Hartnett <thehartnetts@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On the way home from the All British car meet in Palo Alto (CA), while
> driving through San Francisco, I looked over and saw a woman talking on
> her
> cell phone. When she looked my way, I gave her a 'thumbs down". At the
> next stop light, she had put the phone down - and was eating a bowl of
> noodles. I think she put the phone down. She may have been holding it to
> her right ear with her shoulder - while eating the noodles. They just
> don't
> get the message to "drive now, do those other things later".
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, California, USA
> 1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Schultz" <alan@andysnet.net>
> To: "Ed Townley" <healeymonster@fastwave.biz>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake Light switch
>
>
> > This thread has generated a lot of ideas of how we can alert the driver
> > behind us that we are stopping. Just how far do we go in protecting
> > ourselves? Maybe we should install some warning device that no one has
> > thought of. How about a couple dozen brake lights sequencing and
> > several red strobe lights? Seriously, talking on the cell phone while
> > driving is asking for an accident. The other day my wife and I saw
> > someone in a SUV go around two lanes of stopped traffic at a red stop
> > light and continue traveling as though nothing happened. As we drove by
> > she was busy talking on the cell phone. Don's assume people are going to
> > stop for traffic lights anymore!!!
> > Alan Schultz
> > 67BJ8
> >
> >
> > Ed Townley wrote:
> >> Just to add a bit to the Brake light thread--those of you with third
> >> lights
> >> might want to consider a pulser for the third light-- I recently
> >> installed
> >> one of these on My Wife's Miata, and it works great-- relatively
> >> inexpensive
> >> at $35 and gives a little extra notice to the Soccer Mom in the SUV who
> >> is
> >> screaming at the kids, drinking a latte, and talking on the cell. No
> >> financial interest, etc, etc.
> >> See at http://www.webelectricproducts.com/products.htm
> >> Cheers
> >> Ed Townley
> >> Southern NM, USA
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