Is it not concerning to anyone else that the people who make laws about the technology in our lives seem to have very little awareness of it to begin with?
UPDATE: The other example of this that drives me bonkers are the people who talk about banning McDonald’s food because it is fattening while standing in line at Starbucks to get their venti white mocha frappuccino with 550 calories, over a 1/4 of those calories coming from fat.
“I frankly did not even realize that one could do that and drive,” said Del. James M. Scott (D-Fairfax), who sponsored one of the bills. “But I learned quickly from my younger daughter, who assured me that it’s very easy to do.”
[From Virginia Considers Ban On Driving While Texting - washingtonpost.com]
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