EDITORIAL CELL PHONE SAFETY HANDS-FREE BILL DESERVES PASSAGE.FOR the sixth year in a row, state Sen. Joe Simitian S. Joseph "Joe" Simitian is a Democratic California State Senator, who was elected to replace the term-limited Byron Sher in the 2004 elections. The 11th Senate District encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, including Atherton, East , D-Palo Alto, has authored a bill requiring drivers to use hands-free equipment while on their cell phones. Let's hope that this time the measure passes. Seeing that drivers are supposed to keep both hands on the wheel at all times anyway, this bill seems like a no-brainer. We all have horror stories horror story Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part of folk literature. They may feature supernatural elements such as ghosts, witches, or vampires or address more realistic psychological fears. to tell about careless careless adj., adv. 1) negligent. 2) the opposite of careful. A careless act can result in liability for damages to others. (See: negligent, negligence, care) drivers who pay more attention to their phones than to the road. Simitian's legislation, which has cleared the Senate and now goes to the Assembly, could save lives, and will at least make our commutes less harried. Besides, anyone who can afford the flip-phone with video camera and instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or -- to say nothing of the monthly service plan -- can swing a few bucks for an earbud. |
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