One pet peeve of mine was played out when we came home from going out last night. I was in a two way left turn lane getting ready to turn onto I-5 north. I was in the outside lane and when the light turned green started my turn. Next to me was a black Ford F-250. As we made our turn the guy in the pickup turned and ended up halfway into my lane and I wound up having to avoid him by swerving over onto the shoulder to prevent getting hit. When I looked over of course the reason for this persons erratic driving was the cell phone he had attached to his ear.

When we got home the wife went and took a short nap, while I blogged and played a few games on the net, along with a little bit of school stuff. Later she came downstairs and was complaining that the sudden movement of the car sideways had caused her to twist her back. She accused me of driving bad, until I told her about the pickup. Since she was on the passenger side she wasn't looking to see what was going on, over on my side, and she didn't mention anything about it at the time.

Anyway that brings me back to my pet peeve. I am sure you all have experienced it. Someone going slow and weaving all over the road, or someone driving with thier turn signal on for miles and miles, and sure enough, you get alongside them and they are talking on a cell phone.

I wonder how many accidents have happened because of these devices. We had a headline on here when our old city coucilman George Stevens hit a city bus. He didn't see it because he was paying attention to his cell phone.

I have heard many folks say that they can drive fine when talking on them, but the fact is they don't. I notice that when I am doing something like changing a cassette tape or radio station, I have a tendancy to drift. It is natural for you to move one way or another. I would like to see a law banning cell phones in moving cars (drivers not passengers). I doubt if it will happen, but something has to be done. I don't even carry a cell phone in my car.

Anyway that is my peeve of the day.