My particular favorites are drivers who are busy talking on their
cells while making left turns (right, for you Brits). I don't know how
many near collisions I've had in that particular configuration. I'm
beginning to support no-cell-while-driving laws, particularly as I
know (okay, I suppose) most if not all the conversations are of no
importance whatever. At least that's been my experience with most of
the cell conversations I've overheard. Nothing that couldn't have
waited for a face-to-face, or a time when doing something other than
trying to negotiate a left turn--or, heaven forfend, a rotary!
And I promise to always make an effort to use my satnav responsibly,
and _never_ use it to find the nearest McDonald's. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Now, Donald, you know that I like gizmos! :-) But there are very few
> people getting in my way aloft.
>
> I like your story, and Bob's and Chuck's, so you can keep your
> satnavs, but only if you promise to continue using them
> responsibly :-)
>
> More seriously, my Boss reckons that he is perfectly capable of using
> a mobile phone while driving ("I'm used to using up to 7 radios in a
> C-130) but thinks that satnavs are dangerously distracting. I might
> just have to explain the ways of the world to him some day.
>
> And equally seriously, my sister-in-law uses a satnav because she
> cannot navigate; she never knows where she is. It's possible that she
> and her Landrover Discovery are a road safety nightmare ...
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