New Cell Phone Law

trularin · #1 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 10:44 AM

So, I heard they had a "Seat Belt check" along one of the roads.

Before you get to the police checking the drivers, there is a sign explaining why there is a huge slowdown. I can not for the life of me understand how they could have found anyone that did not have there seat belt on.

I suppose there are those that would not buckle up even after they read a sign telling them there is a seat belt check ahead.

Ron61 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 10:55 AM

Tru,

It is the same with the DUI checkpoints. They will advertise for two days prior to setting them up just where and when they are going to be checking cars and it never fails that they will still arrest at least three people who were driving drunk. They either can't read or just don't comprehend what it means.

Ron

Joe Wicked · #3 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by trularin

So, I heard they had a "Seat Belt check" along one of the roads.

Before you get to the police checking the drivers, there is a sign explaining why there is a huge slowdown. I can not for the life of me understand how they could have found anyone that did not have there seat belt on.

I suppose there are those that would not buckle up even after they read a sign telling them there is a seat belt check ahead.

There is a reason that the darwin awards continue to happen every year. Remember Mother nature does not reward the best genes, but rather rewards the most prolific breeders. Due to all of the advances we have, the dumb are not dying off as fast and are breeding faster than any other group. As a result, the average IQ is dropping like a rock in a pond.

Ron61 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 02:30 PM

Steve,

Now that is quite a sign. I can't believe people can be so dumb at times. However I am surprised that some person didn't sue and claim entrapment. They tried that here in Redding after some fool got arrested at one of the DUI check points and he was really drunk, not just a little over the limit. Thankfully they got a judge who has little sympathy for stupidity I believe was the way he worded it and since then there have been no law suits over getting arrested in one of those check points.

Joe,

Due to all of the advances we have, the dumb are not dying off as fast.

Are you trying to say that I keep defying the odds??

Ron

wtm442 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 03:01 PM

Cell phone use is very dangerous. I refuse to answer or make a call while driving.

A couple of days ago, a trolley train in Boston rear-ended another train stopped on the tracks. Even though the speed limit for the train was 35 MPH in that area, the front five feet of the train was totaled. What a mess. About 20 people were injured, and the driver was killed.

The NTSB is investigating, and they think that that the driver was talking on her cell phone. Of course, cell phone usage is strictly forbidden by the transportation authority.

OK, now all you rude hijackers can go back to converter theft and gasoline scams.

Joe Wicked · #6 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 03:06 PM

Naa you are not one of the dumb. Some of the people I have to deal with here at work take the cake. Not only the dumb customers, but IT is in that mix. They are currently installing a program that blocks all email except internal to prevent viruses. Most communications from our customers is via email. They also just implemented a new web portal for our customers (old one worked fine, new one is "prettier"), but changed everyones login and password, took away the admins ability to load/delete files, and implemented it with no testing and no warning. They don't understand why we are so angry. We have customers whose business has been shut down all week due to this and are submitting fines per the contract. ITs response is to put in a ticket and we will get to it.

Ron61 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 02:01 AM

Joe,

That sounds about like the phone companies were back in the stone age when I was working for them. If you have something that is working well, replace it with a dish or transmitter that has more gadgets and may work 50% of the time. Dam, what ever happened to KISS. Now they can't even leave the regular e-mail programs alone. As soon as one starts to work, they come out with a new one that has flowers and junk you can put in them and it takes years to get them to work. That is why I told them to change me back to my old program or I would find another provider as I am sick of the continual improved e-mail programs that won't work. If it works, leave it alone in a case like this.

Ron

Ronbo · #8 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 11:49 AM

Some years back the Sheriff in Daytona placed signs on I-95 that said "drug checkpoint ahead", then pulled over all the cars making illegal U-turns...

Somewhere along the line a judge shut it down as endangerment as a couple accidents occured from the U-turns.

Not to mention the court was probably not happy with the flood of people getting dragged in for a couple roaches in the ashtray. I don't recall it ever resulting in any major trafficing busts.

bomelia · #9 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 08:49 PM

Anybody noticed the price of diesel? Its almost $1 higher than regular gas. That does it for me... no powerstroke in my cobra.

Mike

J. T. Toad · #10 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bomelia

Anybody noticed the price of diesel? Its almost $1 higher than regular gas. That does it for me... no powerstroke in my cobra.

Mike

But Mike! What about your 80 MPG?

wtm442 · #11 (**permalink**) 05-30-2008, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by trularin

So, I heard they had a "Seat Belt check" along one of the roads.

We have a seat belt law here in Taxachusetts, but you have to be pulled over for another reason to get a ticket. The police cannot legally stop you for just the non-usage of a seat belt.

How many excuses does a policeman need to pull you over. They can make one up, so I always wear my seat belt.

Ooops, looks like I'm a hijacker too.