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John Forrest Tomlinson
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:23:40 -0500, Tim McNamara
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>This is a laugh given that the UK's distracted driver laws are far more
>comprehensive than any in the US. In the Us, while driving is a legally
>privilege if it commonly thought of as a right, and lawmakers tread very
>tentatively on anything that is perceived as a restriction of that
>right. Hence we have SUV pilots talking on the cell phone, drinking
>coffee, eating and burger and fries all at the same time. I see drivers
>with newspapers or books propped on the steering wheel, too.
At least the ones reading don't swerve that much (except when flipping
the page)...
JT
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>This is a laugh given that the UK's distracted driver laws are far more
>comprehensive than any in the US. In the Us, while driving is a legally
>privilege if it commonly thought of as a right, and lawmakers tread very
>tentatively on anything that is perceived as a restriction of that
>right. Hence we have SUV pilots talking on the cell phone, drinking
>coffee, eating and burger and fries all at the same time. I see drivers
>with newspapers or books propped on the steering wheel, too.
At least the ones reading don't swerve that much (except when flipping
the page)...
JT
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