Just Asking

OK, so some government agency is looking into McDonald's toys because someone alleged a 4-year old killed himself playing with it. I'm skeptical, but what a tragedy. I wonder how many millions of kids received the McD's toys. Millions...one death, however tragic.

So, where is the haste to ban cell phone use, texting, etc. while driving? Granted, some states and local communities have wisely acted, but the record appears very clear. Drivers on cell phones are 5 times more likely to get into a fatal accident and those texting while driving are 23 times more likely to cause a fatal crash. But, no, government is more interested in toys at McD's and even the food it serves.

Just the other day, I was almost picked off by a cell phone-using driver. I was running about a half mile from home when I noticed a driver with "a big head," which usually means someone is talking on a cell phone. She was and was drifting farther and farther to the right, toward me. I was lucky enough to anticipate what was going to happen and darted for the nearby lawn. I was a good ten feet on the grass when the car passed me, fully three feet over the white line into the bike lane. The driver had no idea I was there. Yet, let's make sure gov't bans those toys at McD's.