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Hm.

No sense in me checking to verify whether or not I made a mistake ... since ... you just did it (again?) :-)

Best guess from me would be volunteers. I have heard of a number of instances where Canadian natives volunteered for US service since Canada was not actively involved in a war or 'police' action.

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:37:14 -0800 (PST), Neil Brooks

Hope it doesn't put you off. Name calling and insinuations are fairly common. Hell, I specialize in name calling. If I couldn't do it, I'd be cut off at the knees. :)

What the hell does that even mean? You have no idea how aware I am of my surroundings when I'm driving. I *know* my awareness is as good as it gets, and I *know* it's better than 90% of the other people on the road. Of course, I can't *prove* it to you, and even though I've had a clean driving slate for

Oh yeah; that safer driver? That's me. Does that earn me the right to use my cellphone when *I* deem it to be safe? No, I didn't think so.

I see. Since nobody can ever be perfect, I guess nobody can ever be trusted to operate a cellphone in motor vehicle in a responsible fashion. What about all those commercial drivers out there that use other forms of "contraptions" to communicate with their central office or co-workers? Two-way radios? I don't recall this issue ever coming up with CB radios.

Native Americanadian Indians don't recognize the border between the US and Canada. At least, around these parts, they can work and live on either side of the border. Maybe that applies to all Native Americans.

Do you know how to read? You certainly seem able to snip things that don't play into your "argument"...

Don't think I've ever met a Canadian overseas that wasn't proudly, and obviously, just that. These guys were the same.

But maybe it was just the times ...

Well, that got it back on topic ...

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:45:57 -0600, Steve Turner

Just because trucker's two way radios are currently in the news doesn't mean that they're safe. It just means they're not currently up for discussion.

I think even you'll admit that cell phones on the road out number truckers two way radios by a very large margin. Cars outnumber trucks by a large margin. To me anyway, it makes sense that cell phone use by regular drivers is what should be targeted.

I don't see too many truckers applying their make up or putting on lipstick while holding a mirror and cell phone and driving at the same time. Or perhaps reading stock market results while driving and talking on the cell phone? Cars and cell phones? I've seen all instances a number of times and I don't even have a car. How can you refute that cell phones are not a distraction... a distraction for everybody, no matter who you are?

Come back when you've got Fifty.

Exceptionally well. Thank you!

Your argument.

I was interested in a discussion.

Carry on.

On Dec 28, 2:30=A0am, Neil Brooks wrote: .

No you're not. You're being a dick.

Unfortunately far too many of them are travelling tired or wired.

That, I have heard and also that there's a move in Ontario underway (or might already be in effect) to limit the number of hours they can drive.

Oh, you mean like your not-so-couched threat to visit great physical harm on those who offend. Momma notbob never raised such a foolish child, whackman.

nb

Ouch.

Ok, so you've always been a perfect driver, whereas I've made a few mistakes along the way before I learned my lessons. The fact is, we're both demonstrably "safe" drivers, but that means nothing in the face of the crusade to ban the use of cellphones while driving. I can still have my hot cup of McDonald's coffee in one hand, a hash brown in the other, fiddling the controls on my road shaking stereo system while checking my look in the vanity mirror, but the minute I put that cellphone to my ear I'm a *criminal*.

Nah.

HUGE numbers of people vocally advocate for enforcement of "distracted driver" laws that are already on the books of so many municipalities.

But ... those cries seem to fall on deaf (or cell phone distracted) ears.

Why? I can only speculate.

If municipalities WOULD start enforcing distracted driver laws -- a proposition with just about zero downside -- then there would BE no additional law needed.

Likely Mohawk, and likely from Akwesasne, which is in both Canada and the US (NY State).