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No Hand-Held Devices In Ontario Cars
NIK282000 writes "To cut down on accidents caused by drivers who aren't paying attention, in Ontario it is now a ticketable offense to text, email, or navigate with your GPS while driving. But it seems to me that they have thrown the baby out with the bathwater, because it is now also a $500 fine to change your radio station, change songs on your MP3 player, or even drink your morning coffee. It can also be enforced to the point where changing the climate controls on your dash can get you fined because it requires you to take your hands off the wheel. Though this was a good idea, it seems to have been taken a little too far."
A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his own truck. His truck is a "workplace" you see, and you're not allowed to smoke at work.
Beware! Definitions have consequences!
Pacifist paratroopers yell, "Ghandi!" when they jump.
I'm frankly relieved that I don't have Mod points, as I don't know if I would mark this as funny or insightful.
How do you change gear?
Well, you see, most cars coming out nowadays have something called an 'automatic transmission'. The car actually changes gears for you! I know, I know, this sounds like science fiction, but it's true. These new future cars also have these things called cup holders, which will literally hold your cup for you! That will leave both of your hands completely, 100% unburdened by your coffee until you find a good time to take a sip! Wow!
To the haters: You can't win. If you mod me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine
What is it that makes a copper less likely to be distracted by a hand held device than you or me?
The intense weekend of training they have to complete before joining the force.
I am not a crackpot.
And once you reach the age of 80 your blood runs cold at the thought that you used to drive over 20mph.