On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 23:38:20 +0100, Mark Rand
wrote:

On 2 Apr 2005 10:25:46 -0800, jim rozen wrote:

In article , Gunner says...

When you cross the bridge yourself, do you insist that all occupants
in the vehicle shut up?

I'll tell you one thing, if I get into heavy traffic, which requires
high alertness, I stop talking to folks in the car. I've been
accused of rudeness once or twice under those conditions.

Mostly though the passengers (if they drive themselves) realize
what's going on and shut up.

I maintain this is a primary reason why cell phone conversations
degrade apparent driving skills: the party on the other end of
the line does not have their skin at risk.

Jim

To be fair, When I get into a difficult situation (unknown road layout, poor
signs etc.) I yell at the wife and kids to shut up.

Mark Rand
RTFM

As a street bike rider, I'm always extremely aware of th' dangers
looming in traffic. When th' family is in th' cage, it's pretty much
a whisper or silence. I hate distractions. I take driving very
serious and sure as hell wish more people would do so as well.

My solution is to have triple edged, razor sharp, barbed, serrated
daggers coming out of th' steering wheel, pointed at th' drivers
heart. They screw up, hook a tow truck up to whatever's left and haul
it, carcass and all, to th' crusher.

No seat belt laws, no cell phone laws, no speeding enforcement, just
pure Darwinism should do 'er.

Snarl... stupidity should be painful