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Well, in about a week from now(July 1st, to be exact) "The Peoples Republik of Kalifornia"(as some call it around here) will make driving and using any hand-held cell phone a moving violation!!!

But then again, THAT'S "Kalifornia" for ya, ya know?!

(I mean, I wouldn't expect most of the other states to deprive their citizenry of their "god-given right to choose to multi-task" while driving", ya know!)


Add BTW...DARN GOOD POINT about "putting the shoe on the other foot" there. I agree!!! I ALSO wonder how some of the "throw the book at 'em" crowd around here would feel if it was their WIFE or their KID driving the cage and who "didn't see the motorcyclist"???

(I expect after that question, it'll get mighty friggin' quiet 'round here, HUH?!)



CT enacted a no cell phone while driving law 2 years ago.
(My you Califorians are like ...SO behind the times).
Its become another of those often ignored rarley enforced
traffic laws. Every once in a while the state will set
up an "observation post", To spot run down and ticket cell phone users.Usually the week before a major holiday.
Then it gets forgotten. No law is anygood if not enforced.
SO if any CT state troopers see this...GET OF YOUR DEAD AZZ AND WRITE SOME TICKETS.

As for the "hang em highs"...well it's natural for parents or spouses to run to the aid of a child or wife.
But in the US we seems to train our kids form youth to avoid
takeing responcability for their actions(please note the Hogan family) thus we have "The Lawyer State".Goes back to the old "It's societies fault that my kid held up that liquor store".Oh and lets not forget the old 80's catch phrase "Gotta look out for number one" we seem to live by that now.

As for "I did not see him"..I think in a lot of cases truth would be more like.."I thought I could beat him",,," I figured he'd stop"..."I dont care if he had the right of way..me first"

Last edited by oneijack; 06/23/2008 10:03 AM.
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