#336: Trust in paint for protection from stupid texters
Let me tell you about one of the most amazingly powerful things found in our modern society. No, no, it’s not technology or weaponry. It’s something that has been around for a long, long time. It’s actually pretty low-tech.
It’s the strip of paint in the middle of the road that keeps that car speeding in your direction from colliding head-on with yours. A strip of paint. Every time I drive a car I marvel at its power.
And then there’s that red light that some how manages to get numerous moving vehicles to stop without them all ending up in a pile of scrap metal.
Now for something even more amazing. It is the social experiment being conducted to see whether that paint and that light are powerful enough to counteract the stupidity of texting while driving. A dangerous experiment, but perfectly legal.
To which I say, like Charles Dickens, the law is an ass. It is beyond nonsense.
I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com
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It’s the strip of paint in the middle of the road that keeps that car speeding in your direction from colliding head-on with yours. A strip of paint. Every time I drive a car I marvel at its power.
And then there’s that red light that some how manages to get numerous moving vehicles to stop without them all ending up in a pile of scrap metal.
Now for something even more amazing. It is the social experiment being conducted to see whether that paint and that light are powerful enough to counteract the stupidity of texting while driving. A dangerous experiment, but perfectly legal.
To which I say, like Charles Dickens, the law is an ass. It is beyond nonsense.
I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com
Listen to the radio version of 'Trust in paint'
(10 most recent radio files)
James can be heard on Public Radio: Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA | 89.1 FM WCNV, Heathsville VA | 90.1 FM WMVE, Chase City VA
Copyright: 2009 James Henry McIntosh
1 Comments:
First, texting while doing anything but that is obnoxious. Particulary with young people chewing gum at the same time.
As for the paint...
The US and Europe are the only places I know of where drivers actually pay attention to it.
(except Italy and Spain).
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