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Old July 11th 06, 02:21 PM posted to rec.autos.driving,ca.driving
Dave[_1_]
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Default Unclaimed Darwin Award

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> If you think using a cell phone while driving is bad, wait until you
> hear what I saw today: a spandex-clad pedalcyclist, complete with the
> logo-covered jersey, was riding down Irvine Boulevard (a major
> six-lane arterial street with a 55 MPH speed limit and LOTS of
> traffic) with his right hand on the handlebars and his left hand
> holding a cellular phone up to his ear!
>
> His head was down, and he was clearly not paying attention. I'll be
> watching the Irvine World News on Thursday for a report of a
> cellphone-using-pedalcyclist getting creamed.


About a month ago next to me was a thirty something female with a
cigarette in one hand and cell phone in the other. The steering wheel,
well we know that was not important to her!
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