I don’t disagree. Of course, at least half the vehicles up here are SUVs, and half of the rest are pick up trucks, which helps a bit. If you know of a good, large alternative that has 4WD, let me know. No, minivans can not navigate my driveway, and full size vans are impossible to drive in the snow, unless you get the extended versions, which are really tippy, even compared to SUVs.
Cellphoneuser says:
Wow, not at all. Maybe if you had a big Harley that would be true, but my sportbike only weighs 300 lbs. and is way zippier and more agile than most cars.
The fact that you keep saying that you “don’t see motorcycles” when you’re driving just points out how inattentive you are while driving a car. Using a cell phone at the same time certainly can’t help.
There are lots of things one can do to drive defensively, be alert and aware of possible risks in traffic. I admit I often don’t do all of them when I’m driving a car. But I do all of them when I’m on a motorcycle (including working hard not to be in anybody’s “blind spot.”).
You’re just one of those “yeah, but…” contrary posters, though, cellphoneuser. I just wanted to talk about motorcycles, anyway.
A few years ago, actually, there was a billboard campaign in the Bay Area against eating while driving. I don’t do it myself. I’ve seen all sorts of distractions. Not all distracted drivers are cell phone users - just the vast majority. There are already laws against the other distraction, under the term distracted driving, but I don’t see how you’re going to write laws to ban all of them, except under the umbrella of distraction.
You only need a specific law if lots of people think the action is not distracting - like you, for instance.
I’ve also seen several campaigns against distracting billboards. Which is worse, eating chicken nuggets while driving, or ogling the 20-foot-tall buxom bikini-clad babe toting (and touting) beer bottles on a billboard when you ought to be watching the road?
I’ve also seen several campaigns against distracting billboards. Which is worse, eating chicken nuggets while driving, or ogling the 20-foot-tall buxom bikini-clad babe toting (and touting) beer bottles on a billboard when you ought to be watching the road?
At least it perks you up.
Which reminds me of a thought I had a couple days ago. A comment was made at one point about how fiddling with radios is distracting and estimated to cause quite a few crashes. Occurs to me, though, that radios also have a salutory effect, in that they help ward off sleepiness and fatigue, which I have read are a major cause of accidents. Don’t know of any studies comparing the two effects, but strikes me as likely the benefit outweighs the harm. Don’t see how a similar argument can be made in favor of cell phones.
Depends on who you’re calling. There are a few 900 numbers out there that could probably keep you awake… 
Ooh, can you imagine explainin’ that to the missus if you had an accident? Cuz, of course, the lawyers are gonna get a copy of your cell phone records.