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   Brent to Your Name   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   11 Mar 14 05:30:12   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com   
      
   On 2014-03-11, Your Name  wrote:   
   > In article , Brent   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2014-03-10, Your Name  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > The ONLY thing you should be doing while driving the car is DRIVING THE   
   >> > CAR, which includes things like using the indicators, but does not   
   >> > include fiddling with unnecessary bits like the radio, GPS system,   
   >> > cellphone, airconditioning, etc.   
   >>   
   >> Some people even keep their hands off the defroster, probably because it   
   >> shares controls with the AC. :)   
   >   
   > Hmmm ... so you get in the car and find it all frosted up, they ignore   
   > that and drive off. Then X blocks down the road they suddenly realise   
   > they can't see anything and start fiddling with the defroster while   
   > still driving ... nope, the sensible version is to turn on the   
   > defroster before you drive off. If you must turn it off again later,   
   > then wait until you're at least stopped at a red trtaffic light, or   
   > even better pull over and stop somehwere safe ... you DO NOT fiddle   
   > with it while driving along.   
      
   And don't turn on the headlights without pulling over first!   
      
   Can't tbe too safe!   
      
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