Americans (especially in LA) can’t drive

June 17, 2008

Ok, now I’ve got past that sweeping generalization, I can’t wait to see what happens on the 1st with the new cell-phone law coming into effect.

It seems to me that some people here have trouble enough driving, but pretty much insist on having a phone clamped to their ear 24/7 - I even saw someone out on their horse the the other day paying no attention to anything other than whatever was on the other end of their phone.

Perhaps I’m being a little over sensitive here, but this is just typical of Californian’s “me-first” attitude (another sweeping generalization here, but I’m sure that all the people I’m throwing under the bus here know exactly the kind I’m talking about) - they just seem be totally ambivalent, and that’s being generous, about anything going on around them other than what they are doing.  Just like an opera singer warming up -  ♫ “me, me, me, me, meeeee” ♫ .

In any case, I’m really looking forward to seeing the cops line people up down the street giving them tickets because I’m sure this new law isn’t going to change a thing.  Some people are going to get a shock though as although it says first office is $20, and subsequent ones are $50, when admin fees, etc, are added on they come out to $76 and $190 respectively.  However, even that isn’t going to stop some of the people that simply put, have more money than sense, or just don’t care.

Please people, put the phone down for a little while (and that includes texting), or buy one of these for a little more than the cost of that first ticket.  In a strange way I’m sad that I’ll only see a few days of this and wont be able to hear the teens/push-chair-moms bitching about it in the mall.

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