It seems reasonable that any distraction could add to the likelyhood of an
accident. Cell phone use, jamming to the radio, arguing with the spouse, pets
jumping around the car, young sweet things in halter tops and shorts on the
sidewalk, sun glare in the early morning or late afternoon, that unexplained
itch in the nether regions, a full bladder...need I go on?
Ya drives yer car and ya takes yer chances. No laundry list of laws will
fix that. The new generation of self driving cars that everyone seems to be
working on may help, but I expect they will have their own problems,
especially
when mixed with LBCs and hotrods.
Robert Houston
In a message dated 1/13/2008 1:50:22 PM Mountain Standard Time,
spridgets-request@autox.team.net writes:
The thing that puts us at risk seems to be the cell phone
conversation itself not the handheld vs. handsfree. That would imply that
all the laws will not make us safer and the only reason that they are
passing laws is to make us think we are safer and so we be live that the
people in the capital are doing their jobs. Sort of like a federal
carjacking law.
I have been punted from behind by a guy on a cell phone. Sometimes I use a
cell phone in the car, it is a Windows Mobile 6.0 phone, with a blue tooth
headset and Voice Command dialing. Guilty as charged, but I don't spend a
lot time on the phone.
All that said, I am not sure what is the solution. But to find one we have
to know what is the problem.
Regards,
Robert B. Houston
74.5 MGBGT
73 MG Midget
As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners Union
carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
hands,
the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and
adjusted as
described in chapter seven of the Haynes shop manual.
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