Happy New Year - new "laws" that make you go huh

[Becky Thatcher]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011101882.html?hpid=sec-health
"It's not just what you're doing with your hands -- it's that your head is in the conversation and so your eyes are not on the road," Froetscher said.

I guess next they'll be banning conversations between the driver and passengers in the car.  No talking, no listening to music, no smoking, no fun... in Vermont one of the proposals was to also ban flute playing while driving.  Some legislator's wife saw someone playing the flute one morning, so they tried to tack that onto the no smoking while driving bill.

I guess it's okay if you're a cop to eat and watch your computer while driving, while only having one hand on the wheel.   

[Velma]

No, they'll ban the car stereo next.

Well in that case I'm screwed, lol!  Music through my cell phone maybe?

[Velma]

I guess it's okay if you're a cop to eat and watch your computer while driving, while only having one hand on the wheel.   

and if you're a cop here...eat, cell, radio AND computer.  Who's holding the wheel?

[error]

His raging hard-on is steering the cruiser, of course.

[Velma]

And here I thought it was his fat gut....

[Hubbard]

I guess it's okay if you're a cop to eat and watch your computer while driving, while only having one hand on the wheel.   

and if you're a cop here...eat, cell, radio AND computer.  Who's holding the wheel?

Drives me crazy... I have yet to see a cop in NH just driving.