Eli Hodapp

In the paper (again) today.

The Naperville Sun ran an article today based on their Twitter feedback earlier in the week from the following tweet:

I responded and got published in the newspaper:

On Twitter, Eli Hodapp (@hodapp) wrote: “I am texting or using Twitter while driving, walking and doing most other things. A phone with QWERTY makes it very easy.”

When I asked if he ever had a close call, he responded, “No, I exceed the brain power requirements to do two things at once. ;) I can type without looking, that helps too.”

Complete Article: “Pull over before you read this”

The article mentions an impending text messaging while driving ban that already passed the state Senate and is on the way to the House which I wasn’t aware of. Can you really blame me though? Illinois politics is nothing but theatrics and corruption. Always has been, always will be. While waiting for a phone call this afternoon I fired off an email to the Naperville Sun about all this.

Don’t you think this “texting ban” is a little ridiculous and just creating legislation for the sake of creating legislation? I admit it’s been quite a while since I took Driver’s Ed so my recollection of the rules of the road might be a little foggy, but isn’t it already illegal to drive while distracted? Why do we need to define what distractions are banned?

So they pass a law to ban texting while driving, what about passing a law against sending morse code from your HAM radio? How about a law against playing Tetris a your Gameboy while driving? These should be common sense things you’re not supposed to do if they’re distracting you to the point that you’re not operating your vehicle in a safe manner. If Illinois legislators feel it’s prudent to waste their time creating common sense laws, I anxiously await much needed legislation requiring consumers to give milk that is approaching its expiration date a sniff test before pouring it on their cereal.

How many Illinois residents are out of a job, are without healthcare, or are in numerous other perilous situations because of the state of the economy? This is honestly the best way our elected representatives have found to spend their time? Creating common sense nanny laws?

I guess I can’t say I’m surprised.

Nanny laws are the best. Thankfully Illinois is a virtual utopia and there’s quite literally nothing else for our state legislators to do aside from things like this.

…Oh wait.