There's good news if you're one of those people infuriated by the sight of some idiot behind the steering wheel with a cell phone pressed to his head talking and not paying attention while driving-- that idiot's days are numbered. Come Summer 2008, that idiot will be replace by the new and improved idiot behind the steering wheel with a cell phone headset welded to his head talking and not paying attention while driving.
Governor Schwarzenegger is scheduled to sign SB1613 into law today. The
DUI-OrangeCounty.comWhat pen, officer?As this keyboard is being drooled over, the Angels have taken a 4-0 lead over the Yankees in the first inning of Game 5 of the ALCS.
If the lead held by the time you read this, that means there will be no need to drown season-ending sorrows and go driving through Garden Grove Saturday night.However, there's a whole lot of baseball left, and Game 6 (if necessary) is Saturday evening. The potential for sorrow-drowning remains, as does celebratory hoist
Penningtron / Flickr / Creative CommonsIf you're driving on Friday or Saturday, skip the candy corn martinis and stick to the virgin blood punch: The OC Sheriff's Department says it'll be cracking down on drunk driving this weekend. The statewide "Avoid the 12" program will be in effect. That means there'll be extra DUI patrols on the road, and even cops on regular duty will be looking to prevent drunk-driving-related accidents.There's good cause for a crackdown, says the OCSD press release:A
