[Dangerous Doug]

Sigh, again...

First, seat belt laws were enacted to help save lives. It's simply a good idea, made into law.

Second, when you DIDN'T get a ticket for not having your seatbelt on, the officer was just being nice. So they are being told to stop being so damn nice. Oh, well!

Third, if ANY officer has to decide between issuing a ticket for lack of seatbelt, OR responding to a 911 call, CLEARLY he will respond to the 911 call.


Driving to work today over highway 17, a notoriously curvy road from Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley, I was mystified by the density of the traffic. Usually, this is due to a slow-moving truck making it's way up the hill. No truck in sight. Just some green, non-descript Japanese sedan going 40 in a 50 mph zone. Traffic was backing up for abou 1/8 of a mile behind this guy. Everyone shifting lanes to the left to get around this guy. As I drove around I glanced in expecting to see a great grandmother or something. Nope. A guy my age, in his forties, READING WHILE DRIVING.

What a DS!

Yeah, he'd get a ticket for that...

DD