I knew it was coming - sooner or later. In some states, there is now a law on the books that makes it a traffic violation to send or receive a text message while driving. I love my unlimited text messaging plan and I could easily be classified as an "avid texter." Having said that, there's a time and place for it, people. I was nearly hit by a car in Franklin the other day while crossing the street (in a pedestrian crosswalk). When I looked in the car, both driver and passenger were texting. Whether they were text messaging each other was unclear, but it showed me there's a need for such a law in Ohio.
As of Wednesday, you can now be fined for not having your headlights on if you are using your wipers in the rain. At first, this makes a lot of sense. If it's pouring rain and my wipers are on "high," then visibility will be decreased, making headlights a necessity. The more I thought about it, though, I realized there are situations where using headlights may not needed. For example, let's say it is the middle of the day. It's bright outside. It's not pouring rain, but sprinkling enough I need to clear my windshield from time to time. Do I really need my wipers on in that case? Probably not. The downside of turning the lights on in the middle of the day? It's not obvious when you get out that you've forgotten to turn your lights off. Luckily, my truck makes a loud dinging sound if I don't turn my lights off.
When new laws go into effect, there's always some weird ones. My favorite this year: A ban on getting a tattoo on your eyeball. The scary part is there were probably people who requested to have a tattoo on their eyeball to prompt the government to come up with such a law. But Ohio tattoo enthusiasts, you can breathe easy. As far as I know, there's no such law effect in Ohio...yet.
Want to contact me? Find me on Facebook or e-mail me at rickamburgey@yahoo.com.
I knew it was coming - sooner or later. In some states, there is now a law on the books that makes it a traffic violation to send or receive a text message while driving. I love my unlimited text messaging plan and I could easily be classified as an "avid texter." Having said that, there's a time and place for it, people. I was nearly hit by a car in Franklin the other day while crossing the street (in a pedestrian crosswalk). When I looked in the car, both driver and passenger were texting. Whether they were text messaging each other was unclear, but it showed me there's a need for such a law in Ohio.
As of Wednesday, you can now be fined for not having your headlights on if you are using your wipers in the rain. At first, this makes a lot of sense. If it's pouring rain and my wipers are on "high," then visibility will be decreased, making headlights a necessity. The more I thought about it, though, I realized there are situations where using headlights may not needed. For example, let's say it is the middle of the day. It's bright outside. It's not pouring rain, but sprinkling enough I need to clear my windshield from time to time. Do I really need my wipers on in that case? Probably not. The downside of turning the lights on in the middle of the day? It's not obvious when you get out that you've forgotten to turn your lights off. Luckily, my truck makes a loud dinging sound if I don't turn my lights off.
When new laws go into effect, there's always some weird ones. My favorite this year: A ban on getting a tattoo on your eyeball. The scary part is there were probably people who requested to have a tattoo on their eyeball to prompt the government to come up with such a law. But Ohio tattoo enthusiasts, you can breathe easy. As far as I know, there's no such law effect in Ohio...yet.
Want to contact me? Find me on Facebook or e-mail me at rickamburgey@yahoo.com.
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