On a related note; there's a t.v. commercial out, portraying the 'horror' of smoking in a car w/an infant, and the potential horrific dangers of second-hand smoke; yet I've seen so many people driving around w/their children standing up or sitting w/out restraint in the front or backseat. I even know of an accident-related DWI in which a 6-week old baby was found sprawled across the dashboard of the car...makes one wonder where the real danger lies; in knowledge, or lack thereof or the ultimate realization of thereof... one of many new moms surely suffering from "carseat fobia" JHarmon Cleveland
>From: "Jim McGuire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Mpls] re: bad driving >Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 19:49:21 -0600 > >I do most of my personal transit by bus or by bicycle (depending on weather >and, frankly, the current status of my tendonitis - cycling daily in >addition to working on computers all day can be painful). > >As a result of this, poor driving has major consequences for me. On a >cycle >drivers not paying attention are a matter of life and death. Every >commuter >cyclist knows this and is hyper aware of what happens around him or her. > >As to a phone # to call to report bad drivers. I really honestly hope no >such thing exists. If it does - I have to ask - does one have to join the >Hitler Youth to be eligible to use it - or do you use it first in order to >gain eligibility to join? Pardon my bluntness, but the last thing I want >to >be is a member of a society where it's a practice to spy on and report your >neighbors to "authorities". > >Jim McGuire >Como >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
