The second, a person who perhaps did something risky, drove home and harmed no one.
Walking and Using Phone Is Risky" ("Driven to Distraction" series, front page, Jan . 17: I'm so glad that pedestrians who phone and text while crossing streets are finally gaining attention!
I strongly disagree with the column on California drivers that says "Los Angeles drivers stink" ("Leave Risky Driving Behind," On the Spot by Catharine Hamm, Sept. 30).
I must take issue with Catharine Hamm's characterization of Los Angeles, and by association, other California drivers as "stinkers" ("Leave Risky Driving Behind," On the Spot, Sept. 30).
The participants drove on a simulator, with various parameters of risky driving measured before and after emotion priming.
I know several who wish it were easier and less risky to drive forward with their makeshift syringe pumps, their diagnostic smartphone applications.
(The completely broken risk perception of parents who think routine vaccination is too risky yet drive their kids to school is a whole other post).
Also, the reality is that the times when people most want a ride are also the times when it's most annoying and, often, most risky to drive.
The reality is that the times when people most want a ride are also the times when it's most annoying and, often, most risky to drive: rush hour, New Year's Eve, 2 a.m. on a Saturday night, snowstorms.
A last measure is to make the roads into the area bumpy, and thus make it more risky to drive across without detonating the explosives by accident.
