From: turnkey@q.com   
      
   On Friday, February 28, 2014 4:17:31 AM UTC-8, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > On 02/27/2014 11:55 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   > > Too many people are too distracted by things in their cars while driving   
   > > as it is - a problem that seems to get worse year after year. Every   
   > > single time I drive, I see people talking on their phone, drinking,   
   > > eating, digging for things on the passenger floor or glove box, putting   
   > > on makeup *and* eating or drinking at the same time, scolding their   
   > > brats in the back seat, and all sorts of other things that are decidedly   
   > > *not* driving   
      
   > So why not make this simple and get rid of all laws that define   
   > victimless crimes such as using a hand held GPS while driving, Simply   
   > put, if a particular driver ends up crashing an injuring or killing   
   > someone, then charge him based on the results of the crash (property   
   > damage, injury, death, etc.).  I don't care whether he was drunk,   
   > reaching for something on the passenger floor, using a hand held GPS,   
   > fell asleep or whatever else might of happened.  If he ends up killing   
   > someone in a crash, then charge him with vehicular manslaughter.   
      
   Becauise bans on handheld and toys with screens are aimed at REDUCING the   
   number of crashes caused by stupid bahaviour.  Is it working?  Dunno but by   
   the people who don't want their right to be stupid curtailed I doubt it.   
      
   You can't cure stupid.   
      
   Harry K   
      
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