Dirty, Filthy Smokers

In January of 2008, drivers in California will join the growing number of drivers nationwide who must operate their cell phones hands-free while operating a motor vehicle. That's great, fine, and dandy, and a necessary step to making our roadways a little bit safer. But the driver's who really get me fired up, and I'm not in any way saying cell phone users aren't a hazard (they are), but these drivers, the ones who like to drive with burning cancer sticks stuck between their fingers, they are the real nasty habits on the roadway.

They light it, smoke it, killing themselves in the process and passing their second hand smoke along to anyone else close by with their window down because they can't keep their windows rolled up and inhale their own noxious, vile fumes, and then they flick the still burning stub out the window where it's free to fire-up anything it comes into contact with.

I don't understand smokers. I never will, don't want to. It's a dirty, filthy habit that makes everything it touches smell and die.

Not to mention, of course, how much time, focus, and inattention it takes to actually smoke the thing while you're driving, but driving while smoking (DWS, for short)is a habit that must be stopped, for the good of all drivers on the road.

Stop the smoker's habit. Drive Safe. Drive Smart.

The Traffic Guy