Re: Cell phone safety wild hare


"flynrider via MotorcycleKB.com" <u32749@uwe> wrote

That's a pretty big downside. Who is going to unilaterally ban the use
of
cell phones in all moving vehicles because some drivers are irresponsible?

Given the opportunity, *I* would. So would a lot of other riders who've had
close calls -pun intended- with brain-dead drivers who were involved in
animated phone conversations.

The motorcycle equivalent would be banning all motorcycles because a
certain percentage of riders have been known to stunt and speed on the
streets.

Good analogy except that stunting bikers seldom kill anyone except
themselves, and the fact that various communities already *are* banning
motorcycles.


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