Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Lawmaker's Trap


AS of July 1, using the cellphone while driving will be illegal in California. I was standing at an intersection last week, and I noticed how many people use cellphones while driving- more than a third, easily. After July 1, these people are just sitting-in-the-driver's-seat ducks for ticket-happy cops. But talking on the cellphone is a hard habit to get rid of...

This is what smart lawmakers do- they give you something that you really want to do, make it legal (in this case using the phone while driving). When you get really used to it, they make it illegal, so they catch everyone who cannot drop the habit. It's a bait, its a trap!

Sneaky, isn't it?