>> (Mini-Rant) >> * I'm not for bans on things like cell phones, smoking, eating etc. >> while >> in or operating a vehicle. I am however, for enforcing the existing laws >> concerning unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. If someone can operate a >> vehicle safely while talking on the cell phone, eating, etc. then let >> them >> -- but hammer them if they are unsafe (weaving, speed problems, etc.) or >> cause accidents. There are plenty of laws on the books already which >> cover >> these kinds of things. > > > As for eating while driving, nobody here does that because we always use a > knife and fork together (unlike the American habit of using a fork alone) > so there isn't a hand free for the steering wheel ;-))) That's what knees are for! (I haven't seen eating, but I've seem phone inone hand, cigarette in the other). Tony -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist