Comments on: iPOD Considered Safety Risk in Public — Ban Proposed! Woot! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChuckyChin http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-1111822 ChuckyChin Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:00:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-1111822 oh my god what is that guy is doin'??? that looks so damn wrong.... oh my god what is that guy is doin’??? that looks so damn wrong….

]]> By: Andrea http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-857476 Andrea Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:07:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-857476 Yeah right! They cannot even manage to enforce the "no cell phone use while driving" law. I see people on their phones while behind the wheel constantly. What they should do is pass legislation that sends these empty minded morons that have nothing better to do than make very small talk on cell phones all day to an island somewhere. Treat them like lepers, because these jerks are useless to society and endanger and annoy other people. Yeah right! They cannot even manage to enforce the “no cell phone use while driving” law. I see people on their phones while behind the wheel constantly. What they should do is pass legislation that sends these empty minded morons that have nothing better to do than make very small talk on cell phones all day to an island somewhere. Treat them like lepers, because these jerks are useless to society and endanger and annoy other people.

]]> By: doug http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-467188 doug Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:00:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-467188 #23. There is already something called comparative fault. If you blunder out into the street while inattentive, your injuries are not going to be found to be entirely the driver's fault. If, on the other hand, you are distracted by your iPod so you don't seen the driver running a red light, it is not entirely your fault, now is it? Or if he is doing 90mph in a 25mph zone so does not stop in time. legislating by anecdote (like the guy in the article wants to) is ALWAYS a bad idea. #23. There is already something called comparative fault. If you blunder out into the street while inattentive, your injuries are not going to be found to be entirely the driver’s fault. If, on the other hand, you are distracted by your iPod so you don’t seen the driver running a red light, it is not entirely your fault, now is it? Or if he is doing 90mph in a 25mph zone so does not stop in time.

legislating by anecdote (like the guy in the article wants to) is ALWAYS a bad idea.

]]> By: maxx http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-466691 maxx Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-466691 #8 is spot on. I love the cartoon at the top. Just me or is anybody else sick of everything I-Pod? #8 is spot on. I love the cartoon at the top. Just me or is anybody else sick of everything I-Pod?

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-466660 pedro Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:50:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-466660 I just noticed the t-shirt for the first time. Plain genious. They should put a street vendor in Manhattan (you know where) selling 'em I just noticed the t-shirt for the first time. Plain genious. They should put a street vendor in Manhattan (you know where) selling ‘em

]]> By: John C Dvorak http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465803 John C Dvorak Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:52:32 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465803 #25 LOL!!! Got me with that one. I'll be back. #25 LOL!!!

Got me with that one.

I’ll be back.

]]> By: MG http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465466 MG Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:31:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465466 Why must we create rules that prevent stupidity being removed from the gene pool! Why must we create rules that prevent stupidity being removed from the gene pool!

]]> By: Paul http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465327 Paul Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:45:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465327 Dvorak, Liberterian eh? Dvorak, Liberterian eh?

]]> By: punterjoe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465170 punterjoe Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:32:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465170 They may as well just outlaw Darwinism outright, Maybe they should simply make it a misdemeanor for a driver to 'thin the herd'. They may as well just outlaw Darwinism outright, Maybe they should simply make it a misdemeanor for a driver to ‘thin the herd’.

]]> By: Gig http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465124 Gig Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:29:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465124 #1. You have it right. It's to bad the legislator couldn't have just proposed a law that required the courts to take into account that a person who wearing an iPod or the like and is struct by a car is not entitled to damages. #1. You have it right. It’s to bad the legislator couldn’t have just proposed a law that required the courts to take into account that a person who wearing an iPod or the like and is struct by a car is not entitled to damages.

]]> By: David http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465105 David Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:58:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465105 What an idiot. Let's legislate what music you can and can't listen to while going through the crosswalk, too. I'd say rock music and rap is okay, but new age... you might be too relaxed to see a car coming! What an idiot. Let’s legislate what music you can and can’t listen to while going through the crosswalk, too. I’d say rock music and rap is okay, but new age… you might be too relaxed to see a car coming!

]]> By: Darwin http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-2/#comment-465039 Darwin Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:55:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465039 Yo, I told you all about this stuff. C'mon. Yo, I told you all about this stuff. C’mon.

]]> By: Scott Gant http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-1/#comment-465035 Scott Gant Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:52:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465035 I want to expand what TK also said: So does this mean that deaf people also will not be allowed to cross the street or operate a vehicle? They too are "tuning out the world" since they can't hear anything. I want to expand what TK also said: So does this mean that deaf people also will not be allowed to cross the street or operate a vehicle? They too are “tuning out the world” since they can’t hear anything.

]]> By: Al http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-1/#comment-465031 Al Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:43:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-465031 Enough of the NANNY STATE! I will make my own decisions, thank you. My nanny already makes me wear a seatbelt, encourages me not to smoke, drink or get fat and on and on... Politicians should get on with the job of managing <b>government</b> and leave the job of managing my life to me. Enough of the NANNY STATE! I will make my own decisions, thank you. My nanny already makes me wear a seatbelt, encourages me not to smoke, drink or get fat and on and on…

Politicians should get on with the job of managing government and leave the job of managing my life to me.

]]> By: Suntan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/ipod-considered-safety-risk-in-public-ban-proposed-woot/comment-page-1/#comment-464987 Suntan Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:11:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9648#comment-464987 Walking around NY it does seem like everyother person has an Ipod. However, you cant make stupid illegal. Walking around NY it does seem like everyother person has an Ipod. However, you cant make stupid illegal.

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