New Alabama Law Aug 1

[Doug B]

  True story: I saw a woman on the way to work one day. Her inside rear view mirror was
broken off... Whislt she was putting on her makup with one hand, she was holding the mirror where it
would have been in the center of the dash with the other! (at 60 mph)

[ScreenFoo]

Pretty crazy study-- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-texting-driving-study-idUSTRE7946GT20111005
The comment about "We had participants strike barrels, and it is very scary to think that this is happening on our public roadways." is kind of scary for those like me who enjoy cycling on-road.

Wasn't much more than three years ago a nine year old here was struck and killed on her way to elementary school by a distracted driver.  http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12312532

I guess--If someday I get creamed by some texting retard, it was great hanging with all of ya. 

[Gilligan]

I got hit by a drunk driver when I was a kid.  I was biking on the side of the road and looked back to see a big old truck coming and knew he was either gonna hit me or be so close that I'd probably crash in the ditch anyway.  Next thing I knew I was tumbling down the ditch and looking up to see if he stopped.

Dent in his hood and gash in my head suggests that I went over the top.  He ran over my bike which blew out his tire which is probably the only reason he stopped.

I had some stitches in my head and my knee... nothing else.