tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post6683531101368000041..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Texting while driving is UP in WashingtonBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-9468634183719471572009-08-31T18:12:20.830-06:002009-08-31T18:12:20.830-06:00From an email I received today:
"Utah now ha...From an email I received today:<br /><br />"Utah now has the nation's toughest texting and driving law. It went into effect this past May, and law makers are hoping it will enforce the dangers of texting while driving. Offenders face up to 15 years in prison. The new law penalizes a texting driver who causes a fatality as harshly as a drunken driver who kills someone. Talking on a cell phone while driving is the equivalent of driving with a .08 blood alcohol level. Texting while driving is at least twice as dangerous. "It's a willful act," said Lyle Hillyard, a Republican state senator and a supporter of the measure. "If you choose to drink and drive or if you choose to text and drive, you're assuming the same risk." Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/technology/29distracted.html" rel="nofollow">The New York Times</a><br /><br />"The Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood has organized a <a href="http://fastlane.dot.gov/2009/08/distracted-driving-summit-garners-strong-support.html" rel="nofollow">Distracted Driving Summit</a> to take place in late September."bob tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-9449867142200543052009-08-28T17:50:01.489-06:002009-08-28T17:50:01.489-06:00I don't like talking on the phone when I'm...I don't like talking on the phone when I'm not doing anything else. My bike time is MY time. My quiet time. My cell phone is securely in my trunk pack, under my lunch bag, turned off. I only use it if I need my wife to rescue me.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-78035269712464704342009-08-28T14:09:00.339-06:002009-08-28T14:09:00.339-06:00omg! me n bff r toast
http://www.youtube.com/wat...omg! me n bff r toast<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGE8LzRaySkThe Boise Picayunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341180170553998276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-69911749821108799752009-08-28T13:30:54.277-06:002009-08-28T13:30:54.277-06:00A post from my new favorite twitter.
"Why wou...A post from my new favorite twitter.<br />"Why would i want to check a voicemail on my cell phone? People want to talk to me, call again. If i want to talk to you, I'll answer."Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198204833535175807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-12537486798384386032009-08-28T11:53:23.133-06:002009-08-28T11:53:23.133-06:00Right on, Clancy! I carry my phone in my pocket w...Right on, Clancy! I carry my phone in my pocket when I'm on an afternoon weekday ride... but unless conditions are ideal, by the time I PULL OVER AND STOP and then get the phone out... the caller is gone. (How urgent could the call have been... right?)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-67614734064658163952009-08-28T00:56:26.755-06:002009-08-28T00:56:26.755-06:00Don't do it on a bike either. I wreck when t...Don't do it on a bike either. I wreck when trying to get the phone out of my pocket.Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198204833535175807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-30353187670698262212009-08-27T20:00:41.979-06:002009-08-27T20:00:41.979-06:00NOT FUNNY!
(Okay... it's pretty funny...)
(-;...NOT FUNNY!<br /><br />(Okay... it's pretty funny...)<br />(-;Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-58056528223229279272009-08-27T18:39:26.713-06:002009-08-27T18:39:26.713-06:00OMG! U r so ->. I m like all aginst txtng &...OMG! U r so ->. I m like all aginst txtng & d-strctd drving & stuff ... OMG! SCREECH CRASH!Scottnoreply@blogger.com