Originally Posted by
Roody
this endless whining about cagers really is a waste of time.
Discussing a real-world problem that has killed and injured cyclists, and that causes near misses every day of the week, and that has an identifiable cause and an identifiable solution, is not "endless whining about cagers."
Originally Posted by
Roody
Does anybody have any realistic suggestions on how we can either
[LIST=1][*]Use the carrot and/or stick to get drivers to pay more attention to their driving[B] (advocacy),
Yes. It's been well-documented that using a cell while driving is not merely "distracted driving," it's impaired driving, equivalent to a .08 BAC. And text messaging has the
added issue of drivers taking their eyes off the road so they can read and send text messages.
If cell use while driving is impaired driving, then the solution is obvious-- make cell use while driving equivalent to DUII.