Cell phone law
written by motodisiac
Every motorcyclist knows how dangerous people who talk on the phone while driving are. As a matter of fact most of my near miss encounters with four wheel vehicles involved the dreaded cell phones permanently attached to “driver’s” ears. So understandably when on July 1st cell phone use while driving was restricted to hands free devices, it was quite a relief for me since I blindly believed that law enforcement will do what they have to do, enforce the law. For a couple of months I actually noticed the decrease in cell phone talking bastards, with some occational yahoo on SUV still chatting away. However in the past couple of weeks it’s back to normal, the cell phone talkers are at a rage yet again. I think it’s caused by police not enforcing the law, I’m wondering that the statistics say. It sucks that people have such disregard to law, what was the point of making that rule then? By the way inlike similar laws in other stated texting is still legal, one could imagine that it’s also a little distracting. So for now, whatch out for soccer moms on the phones.
Hmm, so you would like the police to enforce the cell phone law, but you curse them when they give you speeding or other kinds of tickets. Hmm.
Todd
September 16th, 2008
If I am not mistaken statistics have shown that most of the accidents happen not because of speeding but because of drivers being distracted. I truly believe that speed limits on some freeways could be easily increased. But that would probably slow down the money making machine as it’d become harder to write speeding tickets
Now that probably did not account motorcycle accidents. Some riders do want to go as fast as they possibly can :).
sideout
September 16th, 2008
I’m actually for extremely strict enforcement of all laws, why even have them if they are not enforced. When did I curse about speeding ticket or ANY ticket?
motodisiac
September 16th, 2008
This one is for those who read Russian:)
Вчера я ехал на работу
в метель, туман и гололёд,
вдруг мимо пронеслась Тойота,
взяла опасный поворот.
Пересекая автостраду
там, где сплошная полоса,
водитель мазалась помадой
и тушью красила глаза!
Как тут от злости не беситься?
Я в гневе бритву уронил
(я дома не успел побриться
и по дороге щёки брил).
Упала бритва в кофе прямо
(между колен стоял стакан -
мне вкусный кофе варит мама -
его я пью в такой туман).
Когда предмет тяжёлый падал,
крутой горячий кипяток
плеснул туда, куда не надо -
там третьей степени ожог.
И вот от боли я подпрыгнул,
и из моей руки другой
вдруг выпал телефон мобильный -
и снова - в кофе по прямой.
Не помню, что там дальше было…
Открыл глаза: больница? морг?
Теперь ни тачки, ни мобилы…
Зато повязка между ног.
Весь загипсован под завязку,
без гипса только голова.
А вот мораль у этой сказки -
У ВСЕХ БЫ БАБ ЗАБРАТЬ ПРАВА!!!
artem
September 16th, 2008
My apologies - I thought that sideout had written this (it sounds like something sideout would write LOL).
Todd
September 17th, 2008
I am not against enforcing laws. I am against power tripping CHP officers pulling me over for no apparent reason.
sideout
September 17th, 2008