| Re: Experienced Cyclist Killed in Colorado
On Sun, 23 May 2004 17:20:40 -0400, "psycholist" <technico@wctel.net>
wrote:
>I suspect that there will be some cases in the courts before too much longer
>where drivers and cell phone companies will be held liable and where studies
>such as these will be used to get some large awards from juries. Then the
>laws will follow slowly.
Not to sound cynical, but one of the largest groups of offenders in
the Annapolis, MD area are lawyers, and most state reps are, well,
lawyers. The only group close in abuse of cell phones are the real
estate agents.
I don't see Maryland getting a law with teeth because the first group
to be bitten on the backside will be the lawyers on the phone in
traffic.
Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...
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