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   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-02-28, Alan Baker  wrote:   
   > On 2014-02-28 14:51:24 +0000, Davoud said:   
   >   
   >> Davoud:   
   >>>> Joe Simitian deserves an award for his concern for public safety.   
   >>   
   >> Liam O'Connor:   
   >>> They said the same thing about Senator Joe McCarthy.   
   >>> Until people came to their senses.   
   >>   
   >> Ridiculous, and a non sequitur. Not the same subject, not the same   
   >> league.   
   >>   
   >>>> I don't care if Satan supports it.   
   >>> He does. His name is Senator Joe Mcc... I mean Simitian.   
   >>   
   >> Also ridiculous.   
   >>   
   >>>> You are unlikely to convince me that   
   >>>> it is safe to drive while attempting to read a complex map display.   
   >>   
   >>> You're joking right? At this very moment, Simitian's office is preparing a   
   >>> bill to outlaw anything in a driver's hands other than the steering wheel.   
   >>> That means no cigarettes, no coffee, no portable GPS, not even a pair of   
   >>> sunglasses. (http://www.senatorsimitian.com)   
   >>   
   >>> You think that's sane?   
   >>   
   >> Quite sane. Anything that takes a driver's attention away from the task   
   >> at hand is a threat to public safety.   
   >>   
   >>> It even includes paper maps, I might add.   
   >>   
   >> Paper maps--clumsy to use, difficult to read--should be near the very   
   >> top of the list of items forbidden to use while driving.   
   >   
   > What should be against the law is driving without due care and attention...   
   >   
   > ...and it already is.   
      
   Unfortunately, it's not working very well.   
      
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