Me wearing a bullet-proof vest as a public servant could save my life - don't see the state requiring that yet ...

they are dead :D

I'm surprised that the heat index is that low.


Yes, the whole "lower humidity this weekend" was nothing but a cruel hoax. I've given up watching the weather forecasts. Not worth the hassle.

Seems to me like this year has been much worse humidity-wise than in previous years. There have been times last week where I simply cannot stop sweating after spending just 10 minutes outside...say, like from bringing groceries in from my car. The only way to stop sweating is to just take a really cold shower.

And, I believe, drivers cannot use cell phones in a school zone.

I wonder if the police will ticket all the soccer moms who are waiting for their little cupcakes to get out of school? Somehow, I doubt it.

That generally works too. But I know from personal experience, and from what I hear from others, if you use gmail, and do something like firstinitial lastname@gmail.com, or firstnamelastname@gmail.com, or anything like that, and you have a name that's pretty common, expect the spam bots to find you quickly.

What is wrong with it? It isn't needed. It is just a form of revenue for cities.

Does it count as liberty impinging when I have to wait in traffic when someone didn't wear their helmet/seat belt and they need to bring in a life flight or conduct an accident investigation? :-:

I can. The Family Members of the deceased have certain rights with respect to the handling of their loved-ones' remains. All sorts of First Amendment (Establishment Clause), Fifth/Fourteenth Due Process, and Fourteenth Equal Protection issues would be raised by such a statute.

I dislike selective law enforcement. Back in Maryland, there's a large church right outside College Park that gives heavily to political parties. There are "No parking" signs along the highway for miles and one will get a heavy fine. The unstated exception is "Except Sunday". Apparently, the highway is unsafe on Saturday but more safe on Sunday, when the traffic's heavier - miles of parked cars and people jaywalking. :rolleyes:

Yes, it's stupid for people to do that. On the other hand, I'd prefer not to have to subsidize their stupidity through higher insurance premiums and tax dollars that go to care for people seriously injured, or permanently disabled, from easily preventable injuries. And you can't just say "the state won't pay for it." Somebody has to pay for it. We're all guaranteed access to emergency room care, regardless of ability to pay, and regardless of who eventually ends up footing the bill.

There's absolutely no reason whatsoever for not wearing a seatbelt. Period. And if you're dumb enough to not wear it, then maybe you deserve to be stopped and have a ticket issued.

It has been bad. I'm expectantly waiting for that first morning (in months) where I can go outside and it is pleasantly cool (I'd take low 70s), with low humidity (below 40%).

Only if "streets where traffic always flows well" is guaranteed in the constitution. Driving itself isn't even a "right". There are many "fundamental rights" that are now assumed but never provided for in that great document. And I'm done with this for now, as I don't want to visit OMNI/PR. ;)

I'm with you on this one. I don't even view this as a slippery-slope argument. It's not like any sane legislator is going to think: "hey, we just mandated seatbelts in large trucks and rear-seats, now let's get to work on mandating random anal-probing at the discretion of DPS officers..."

It's quite easy to avoid paying. Wear your seat belt. Simple as that.

And are you stating the current law, which has been in effect for decades now, requiring front seat passengers to wear a seat belt wasn't effective? Despite data showing an increase in compliance, and reductions in severe injuries, disabilities, and deaths due to not wearing a seat belt?

That was all thanks to points, mistake fares and low intra asia premium fares.

Are we going to mandate seatbelt use on buses, trains, and aircraft, limiting the use of the restroom only to times when the conveyance isn't moving? Obviously, it's more safe for me and the other occupants that way.