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From: T.J. Higgins on 26 Mar 2010 19:44 In article <14y7x40tlqu4y.17koe9hputfy8$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, richard wrote: >On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:21:17 -0700 (PDT), Harry K wrote: >> >> Washington state just woke up. The bill making hand held CP use a >> primary infraction was signed yesterday. It, of course, will do no >> good. What is needed is a circuit in every phone that makes it >> inoperable except for 911 if moving over x mph. > >and how would the cp know the speed of the car? You're kidding, right? Your CP already knows your location. Speed is change of location over time. -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
From: Josh on 26 Mar 2010 20:35 On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:44:04 -0500, ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: >In article <14y7x40tlqu4y.17koe9hputfy8$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, richard wrote: >>On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:21:17 -0700 (PDT), Harry K wrote: >>> >>> Washington state just woke up. The bill making hand held CP use a >>> primary infraction was signed yesterday. It, of course, will do no >>> good. What is needed is a circuit in every phone that makes it >>> inoperable except for 911 if moving over x mph. >> >>and how would the cp know the speed of the car? > >You're kidding, right? > >Your CP already knows your location. Speed is change of location >over time. And how does it know that you're in the driver's seat, and not a passenger (who can use their phone completely legally and safely, and there's absolutely no reason to prevent)? Josh
From: T.J. Higgins on 29 Mar 2010 09:42 In article <ojkqq59q3hf74skgb4ninp8iqp0fvvcm87(a)4ax.com>, Josh wrote: >On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:44:04 -0500, >ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: > >>In article <14y7x40tlqu4y.17koe9hputfy8$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, richard wrote: >>>On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:21:17 -0700 (PDT), Harry K wrote: >>>> >>>> Washington state just woke up. The bill making hand held CP use a >>>> primary infraction was signed yesterday. It, of course, will do no >>>> good. What is needed is a circuit in every phone that makes it >>>> inoperable except for 911 if moving over x mph. >>> >>>and how would the cp know the speed of the car? >> >>You're kidding, right? >> >>Your CP already knows your location. Speed is change of location >>over time. > >And how does it know that you're in the driver's seat, and not a >passenger (who can use their phone completely legally and safely, and >there's absolutely no reason to prevent)? Well that's a completely different question. And far more valid and intelligent than your original one. -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
From: Ad absurdum per aspera on 1 Apr 2010 19:52 [Why truck trailers have a steel bar hanging down at the rear] > >http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-5-freeway-fatal-crash,0,66991.s... > > HTF do you not see these huge obstructions directly in front of you? > Ummm...looking to see if you 'texted' correctly? My somewhat uncharitable first thought upon seeing the LA Times photo of the accident scene was that a cellphone or similar distraction might have been involved. Then I noticed that the truck was broken down in a traffic lane and the time was quarter past four in the morning, not exactly an hour when I'm on top of my game either. Not excuses -- road hazards could be anywhere, and it is generally the duty of the driver behind to "see and avoid" -- but certainly complicating factors. The hours when you have a mix of people who've been up all night and people who aren't quite up yet, which also usually happen to be hours of darkness, are *not* my favorite time to be on the road. --Joe
From: Matthew Russotto on 11 Apr 2010 17:23
In article <eef38118-02c3-47a7-a420-2349d0199bc1(a)l40g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, Harry K <turnkey4099(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Washington state just woke up. The bill making hand held CP use a >primary infraction was signed yesterday. It, of course, will do no >good. What is needed is a circuit in every phone that makes it >inoperable except for 911 if moving over x mph. Fails to account for passengers, whether in a car or another vehicle. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need. |