Honk If You Love The Nanny State
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was last seen pushing hard for laws that would ban drivers from using cell phones, even hands-free devices, behind the wheel. LaHood argued the gabbing created distracted drivers and endangered public safety. Guess what he’s doing now. This from Reason, via D.C. radio station WTOP:
“I drive around on the weekends in Washington,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tells WTOP about his informal road patrols.
When he sees what he describes as “my biggest source of irritation” — somebody on a cellphone, LaHood takes action.
“What I’ve been doing is kind of honking at somebody if I see him on a cellphone.”
LaHood says it’s his way of “taking personal responsibility” to reduce driver distractions.
Blasting your horn at strangers for no apparent reason, of course, being the latest way to reduce driver distractions and keep motorists focused on safety. Maybe it’s just me, but LaHood’s “road patrols” sound more like a bubbling case of borderline road rage. We’ll have to wait for a full diagnosis and see if LaHood works a one-finger salute into his repertoire of “personal responsibility” for keeping the roads safe.
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