On 10/5/2011 9:54 PM, Harold & Susan Vordos wrote:

Oh yeah, there goes another freedom we would all really hate to lose,
right? More like it's another chance for a right winger to take a shot
at the government. That would be okay if he was right, but as usual
he's ignorant and wrong.

In law there is something called a duty of care. It is a legal
obligation that everyone has any time they do anything. I doubt most
people are aware of this but it is part of our law.

The idea is that no matter what you do you have a duty of care in how
you do it. Whether you're driving your car, riding on a Jet Ski, snow
skiing, or anything else, you have an implied duty of care. All this
means is you are not legally allowed to act in a reckless or careless
manner because you may damage someone if you do.

On it's face it may seem like texting while riding a bike should be
your own business. But you are on a moving vehicle and it has the
potential of hurting or even killing someone if you are not careful.
Texting while driving has been shown to be extremely dangerous, which
is why it's banned.

I'm not surprised that the law has been applied to bicycles, and even
motorcycles. To me, anyone stupid enough to ride a bike and text
deserves a lot more than just a ticket.

Hawke

I don't like getting in on political BS, but this is a classic example
of the stupidity of people. Why in hell is it necessary to pass a law
such as that?

It's not a "law". It's part of our legal system but not a specific law.



Pretty simple, really. Those that won't police their own actions can
expect to be policed by government.

In a huge modern society like ours everyone should expect to be policed
by the government. Society has gotten way too big to leave much to the
individual anymore.



What the hell is wrong with people that even consider texting while
involved in other activities? The dumb *******s deserve anything and
everything they get for their trouble, and for their blatant disregard
for those around them.

That's my point exactly. How stupid is someone to drive a vehicle of any
kind and try texting messages at the same time? Doing that shows a
reckless disregard for the safety of others, clearly that person is not
observing his duty of care while riding a bike. What they really deserve
is to crash their bike and break a leg. They don't learn a lesson any
other way. Stupid is as stupid does (Forest Gump's Mom).

Hawke