home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   rec.autos.driving      Automobile discussion (general)      162,178 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 160,433 of 162,178   
   Jolly Roger to Liam O'Connor   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   28 Feb 14 19:47:55   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-02-28, Liam O'Connor  wrote:   
   > On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:58:56 -0500, nospam wrote:   
   >   
   >> it won't make a difference at all because there are several already   
   >> existing laws under which one can be cited. there's no need for more   
   >> laws.   
   >   
   > I agree.   
   >   
   > And, I agree with you, given that cell phones are ubiquitous in California   
   > cars, the number of deaths and injuries has NOT (to my knowledge) risen at   
   > all in the past few years.   
   >   
   > In fact, it's my understanding that death and injuries have dropped   
   > (partially due to the use of cell phones for routing around accident and   
   > construction areas and more to the use of cell phones to call for help   
   > quickly).   
   >   
   > So, if cell phones aren't the problem ... then what is the problem?   
   > (Answer: Silly laws.)   
      
   No, the problem is existing laws aren't being enforced.   
      
   --   
   E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.   
   I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.   
      
   JR   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca