On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:18:54 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 6/5/2019 11:30 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:33:06 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:16:55 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote:
I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking.

I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes.

They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone.

Good luck with that.
FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters.

Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a
wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and
had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise
control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on
other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand
phone.

I wonder whether he may not have been correct?


"one switch on the floor" Do you mean the older cars that had the light dimmer on the floor as a silver button sticking up and you dimmed or flashed the lights by stepping on it? As a kid I vaguely remember driving one of those new modern fancy cars that had the light dimmer by moving the turn signal back and forward. Dim the lights with your hands!!!!!!


My cars all have the light switch on the floor. I thought Mr
Slocumb meant the starter button. I haven't had a car with
that in a very long time.

Yes, but than you apparently drive what you probably refer to as
"classic cars" (and others refer to as "old bangers") but, if I
remember correctly, the old bangers that had the starter on the floor
had an actual pedal that when pressed shifted the starter motor into
engagement with the engine flywheel.

Or maybe not always, I remember that Ford flatheads had some sort of
weird starter system that was different from other autos of the same
vintage.
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cheers,

John B.