Martin Edwards wrote:
> donquijote1954 wrote:
>> On Feb 24, 6:59 pm, Eric Vey <jun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> donquijote1954 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think the lack of enforcement is what's stupid. Aren't they banned
>>>> in other countries?
>>>> Cell phone policies in different countries and states...
>>>> http://www.cell-block-r.com/BannedPhones.htm
>>> "This page lists those countries that have banned the use of a cell
>>> phone when driving unless used with some form of hands-free kit."
>>>
>>> So that's a pretty useless page.
>>>
>>> It's the conversation and the dialing that is the distraction, not
>>> driving with one hand.
>>>
>>> In the US, I think only California will have a law totally banning
them
>>> while driving. Watching TV while driving has been illegal forever (the
>>> TV was legal, but it had to be placed so that the driver couldn't
>>> watch), but I've noticed a few drivers have installed TV's where they
>>> can see them anyway.
>>
>> A lot of good things happening in California ever since Conan is the
>> boss. I'm sure it's not because of his party affiliation, but because
>> his place of birth.
It's probably because it doesn't take a genius to see that much of
California was/is an environmental disaster. It's not as bad as it was,
but that many cars just isn't environmentally friendly. (Interestingly,
California is on the lower end of the scale when it comes to greenhouse
gases per person.)
Besides that, most of the population lives on the coast and will be
feeling the effects of global warming this century - including some
very, very, very wealthy voters (with political connections and checks
to sign) who no doubt want to keep their gorgeous views.
Anyway, it'd be more impressive if Ah-nold were doing this type of stuff
in Texas or Arizona, where there's limited political will for it.
> Austria has produced a lot of egregious loons, notably Hitler and a
> dispro****tionate number of his myrmidons. I do agree that Arnie is a
> pretty good governor and a truly strange Republican though.
I have to question the integrity of anybody who acknowledges problems
like gun violence, human-caused environmental crises, and lack of fiscal
restraint, yet remains a Republican. Must be the Kool-Aid.
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