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03/15/2007: "Another Proud LA Moment"

Steve Harvey noted in his LA Times column this morning the story of a man who was sideswiped on Laurel Canyon Boulevard by a motorist who was simultaneously talking on a cellphone and writing in her checkbook, which she was balancing on the steering wheel.

He said that when he caught up with her and called out, she yelled impatiently. ‘I’m on the [bleeping] phone!’ The man, however, noticed a nearby police officer, who pulled the woman over.

In her back seat were two small children, neither of whom was wearing a seat belt. ‘Oh, we never do,’ one of the kids was overheard saying.”

They claim we have the best drivers in the world in Los Angeles. They never said we had the smartest ones ...

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On Friday, March 16th, Ravelling said:

saw a bit on the TV recently where they were covering this subject in general.

What was very noticeable is that very few drivers think it is acceptable to use a handheld (but most think it is quite allright to use a hands free ..... I suspect for the majority of drivers that ain't so) and yet most drivers admit they do (did) occasionally.

Either they all think they are better than the "average" driver or they are prepared to do something they know is dangerous.