Creeping Incrementalism
nibbled to death by ducks asshats control freaks
So why the Bluetooth charade? Somebody’s BiL? Or the realization that We, the PeepHoles will swallow anything - ANYTHING - so long as it is served in small bites…
The nonprofit, nongovernmental group [NGO] ...The National Safety Council today called on state and federal lawmakers to ban the use of cell phones and text-messaging devices while driving and also urged businesses to prohibit it.
...Talking on a cell phone may be less distracting than some other activities people may engage in while driving, Froetscher admits, but she points out that the use of cell phones and texting devices is much more pervasive, making it more dangerous overall.
...Studies from the University of Utah show that hands-free devices do not make cell phone calls while driving safe.
Rly?
We could institute a whole bunch of new laws along the lines of No driving while drinking lattes; No driving while eating MacDonalds; No driving while eating Burger King; No driving while brandishing a mascara wand; No driving while scratching poison oak rash; No driving while squabbling with your spouse over directions; No driving while answering your kid’s first question about sex; No driving while ...
But how’re they gonna word, No driving while thinking about that knotty problem at work; No driving while devastated by that squabble with your b/f; No driving while on Day Two ...
No… somehow, along with the smoking, food, and other behavior laws, methinks safety is not what this is really about.
California just passed the “no texting while driving” law. (Apparently we have no shortage of morons.)
I’m looking forward to next year’s “no driving while blindfolded” law.
Posted by ZZMike on 01/12/09 at 11:31 AM
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