Monday, March 26, 2007
And Soon No Talking, Either
Here in New Jersey, we're not known to be the best drivers. I admit this. I embrace this. And little do most of you know who aren't from here, we sort of wear it as a badge of pride. You know how they say lawyer jokes are enjoyed the most by lawyers? Well, we kind of have that thing about how "crazy" we are as drivers around these parts. We think it's funny and it only serves to make us want to scare the shit out of you further.
We already are one of the first few states to ban talking on your cell while driving without a headset, a law largely ignored by residents of NJ. But now, it looks like some state Assemblymen from Gloucester County have discovered what their kids are always fiddling with on their cellies and have decided that that's no good, either! They're going to push for a ban on "texting" while driving. How Blackberry usage fits in to this is unclear. As is how it would be enforced. ("Ma'am, hand me your cell phone so I can check the timestamp of your last transmission.")
Next things to be banned will be conversations with those in the back seat, followed by conversations with those in the front seats, followed by paying too much attention to the radio.
We already are one of the first few states to ban talking on your cell while driving without a headset, a law largely ignored by residents of NJ. But now, it looks like some state Assemblymen from Gloucester County have discovered what their kids are always fiddling with on their cellies and have decided that that's no good, either! They're going to push for a ban on "texting" while driving. How Blackberry usage fits in to this is unclear. As is how it would be enforced. ("Ma'am, hand me your cell phone so I can check the timestamp of your last transmission.")
Next things to be banned will be conversations with those in the back seat, followed by conversations with those in the front seats, followed by paying too much attention to the radio.
Labels: Jersey drivers, text messaging, upside-down underwater basket-weaving
