Re: UK: Drivers may be banned from smoking at the wheel

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 5/13/07, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> On Sat, 12 May 2007, Dude VanWinkle wrote:
>
> > On 5/12/07, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 13 May 2007, Fergie wrote:
> > >
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> > > > Wow. The UK really _is_ The Nanny State. :-)
> > >
> > > You think people should be allowed to drive with one hand on the wheel and
> > > the other holding their mobile while chatting to their friends?
> > >
> > > I don't mind if they total their car, but the problem is, I might be the
> > > other party in the collision.
> >
> > I think he was referring to the cigarettes, we have several states
> > that require hands-free sets while driving.
>
> Same thing. If they had hand-free cigarettes, I wouldn't mind. I think
> that the state has a legitimate interest in stopping dickheads from
> harming other people via their dumb actions.


I agree. Most accidents in the US are caused by people over 65. We
should ban all the old fucks from driving, to save the younger and
more important citizens. ;-)

-JP<the smoker who has driven 15 years while smoking and has never
been in a wreck>
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