tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post6034634229033500550..comments2023-08-09T09:01:29.229-07:00Comments on Pliny's Tangent Du Jour: Another Bad LawPliny-the-in-Betweenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-57654347182079349482009-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:00Regulators (those who love to regulate things) asp...Regulators (those who love to regulate things) aspire to the task of law maker. Regulators regulate. A set of well crafted laws consistently enforced would not satisfy these creatures.<br /><br />Anyway, without rampant regulation what would the enforcers (those who love to enforce regulations) have to do? Enforcers love the exponential expansion of laws they can enforce.<br /><br />"Persons are smart. People are stupid." MIBMichael Lockridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748256055779697021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-42039373478756655292009-05-04T19:12:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:12:00.000-07:00BUT, I have found thatit is hard to talk on the ph...BUT, I have found thatit is hard to talk on the phone, smoke a cigarette, shift, and eat lunch all at the same time.<br /><br />I should put down that phone ;-)machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-37735420818260325902009-05-04T19:10:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:10:00.000-07:00You had me concerned at first, but then you made u...You had me concerned at first, but then you made up for it. Whew! Thought you'd lost your mind for a moment.<br /><br />California has a "Distracted Driver" law that is more generalized and would serve the same purpose.Stacy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05097716092853603943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-65775747439039322452009-05-04T19:08:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:08:00.000-07:00I agree with you Pliny. Reckless is reckless, what...I agree with you Pliny. Reckless is reckless, what ever the reason.<br /><br />I also think we may be going down that slippery slope when we ban cell phones. It is a communication device. Should we realy restrict communication? Can we( I mean morally)?<br /><br />Hands free only? I mostly use one hand to drive anyway. Left hand on the wheel, right hand on the shifter. <br /><br />Couldn't I use ONE hand to hold a phone and one to drive? Does the act of not using my hand to talk make me less distracted? What of the expressive handed talkers( you guys know who you are, arms flailing about)?<br /><br />Besides, I did most of my recklessness when I was younger, long before cell phones were so ubiquitous. I suspect the same still holds true.<br /><br />Like my Uncle Joe said, "If you don't like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk."machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.com