Jim Henderson wrote:
> Ironically, I read what I wrote again and should clarify that I don't 
> think teens sleeping together causes automobile accidents. ;-)

Not *automobile* accidents, no.  Parking While Intoxicated causes accidents.

> But I also have an effective way to divide my attention during that 
> drive.  When I get into town, things change, so I tend to get off the 
> phone, but on the freeway it's an entirely different matter.

How do you know?

> The new law in Utah would make that illegal.  However, the cops have no 
> way of knowing that's what I'm doing.

Then pull off to the side and do it. :-) Seems easy enough.

> likely going to be on the call while I'm driving.

At least here you get to have hands-free conversations. Not that it's all 
that much better.

>> impaired and not feel it in the least. Whether it's bad enough to ruin
>> your driving depends on how well you drive before that, I guess.
> 
> True.  And how well attuned you are to your own abilities and driving 
> habits.

That, and how much room you leave, and etc. I'm not a very good driver any 
more, since I no longer commute very far if at all, but I'm smart enough to 
know that and leave plenty of space around myself, for example.

> I've only once, for example, been so drunk that I couldn't remember what 
> had happened 

I've never been that drunk. :-)

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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