OMG... I am SO sorry to hear about this. Cell phone use while driving is banned in Washington DC proper -- as in, a driver that wants to use a phone must use a hands free device. I see more DC cops driving with cell phones glued to their ears than anybody else!
On Sep 15, 12:13 pm, "Creative Residential Designs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A little off subject but I thought I'd ask the group if cel phones are banned > for drivers where you live? > They are not banned for drivers in Idaho. Saturday one of the members of my > riding club was t-boned by a young woman who was chatting away on her cel > phone. She drove right into him. He went end over end 4 times down the road. > He is in the hospital with broken ribs, broken right wrist, metal rod in his > right leg. The accident took off his right heel too... and road rash of > course. 8 hours of surgery and they were able to staple his heel back on and > put the rod and plates in his leg. > He was not wearing a helmet and was VERY lucky. The accident took off an > egg-shaped patch of skin from his skull and nothing more. He now claims he > will wear a helmet from now on. (I do, and boots that protect my feet and > cover my ankles.) > Anyway, I am curious to know about your state laws in this matter. I am going > to write my legislature about it as I have had many near-misses myself from > these cel-phone drivers. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
