On 2018-04-30 8:12 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-04-30 9:00 AM, wrote:
>
>>> It's illegal here, too.Â* Unless there happens to be a cop right
>>> there, you're not going to get into trouble with the law.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> It's been illegal here for maybe five years or more and I rarely see
>> anyone holding a phone anymore, suffice to say, if I do, I notice them
>> now!
>
> It has been illegal here for about the same amount of time, but it is
> still so common that they recently boosted the penalties. People still
> do it.Â* Just the other day when I was out on the bike and saw an
> oncoming car hit the shoulder, then over the centre line.... he was
> looking at his device.
>
>
>
OTOH I was following a car through the mountains on HW1 and it kept
drifting onto the shoulder and then back again. I thought that the
driver was one of those people (especially women*) who believe in making
eye contact when conversing. When I had the opportunity to pass, I was
right! She was drifting over when she turned to face her passenger as
she talked and had to correct when she wasn't.
*Lucretia - this is not a misogynistic but based on countless
observations. I have seen very few men do this.