In article , Dave Hinz says...

Good point. I think I should be able to run red lights.

Hardly the same thing, and even you know that.

OK, fine. You don't like *that* analogy, I'll propose
another one.

I think I should be allowed to disregard the posted speed
limits. It's only unskilled drivers who pose a danger to
themselves and others on the road, by driving above the
speed limit.

*I'm* a safe, skilled driver so I should be allowed to
ignore the sign and drive as fast as I want. After all,
they should punish the poor drivers who cause crashes,
and I don't cause crashes. Just driving fast shouldn't
be illegal, driving poorly should. Because I'm highly
skilled and mentally acute, the limit shouldn't apply to
me.

I dunno Dave. If you don't like that analogy, I could
probably come up with a few more. No left turn signs,
passing on the double solid line, loitering in the left
lane, going the wrong way down a one way street,etc etc etc.

My point is that *all* the folks who disagree with, or flat
out disregard, those kinds of laws use exactly the same
rational that you do for cell phone use.

Aw, I'm not hurting anyone.

You don't drive like a ****** when you use your phone in
the car. I'm perfectly willing to grant that. But
90 percent of those that do, drive *exactly* that way.

As the classic third grade teacher line goes, "it's a
real shame that the bad actions of a few rotten apples
have to spoil the fun for the rest of you..."

Most folks in NY drive like ******s when they have their
ears glued to a phone. Because of that, you can't use
a hand-held in that state.

I'm happy because at least when some soccer mom shoots
across three lanes on the taconic parkway, deeply
immersed in whatever *vital* phone call she's doing,
I can have the miniscule, faint, microscopic hope that
maybe someday she'll get a ticket for it.

Jim


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