I’ve written about distracted driving a lot. Because too many folks try to escalate the practice of talking on the phone (hands-free) to a national calamity. When it is clear that talking on the phone is no different than talking to a compatriot in the same car or listening to talk radio, and certainly less of an issue than turning around to deal with one’s children in the car.
Continue reading Music to my ears?
I’m all for safety. I’m all for logic. When someone purports a safety rule that flies in the face of logic and DATA- then I say “WTF?” That’s today’s (14 Dec 11) response.
Continue reading A WTF Moment. One that needs to be stopped- NOW!
I spend most mornings before visiting with clients at St. Elmo’s (my local coffee shop). Besides reading the paper and discussing politics with friends (and, of course, the coffee), what I like most about St. Elmo’s is its firm NO CELLPHONE POLICY. I am sure you, too, feel that overheard cell phone conversations are very distracting. Well, Lauren Embersen, while she was an undergraduate at the University of British Columbia, thought so, too.
Continue reading We are not crazy- overheard cell phone conversations are VERY distracting