Around 2 years ago I was rear-ended by a car that was hit from behind by a girl who was distracted by her cell phone and didn't realized we were still stopped at a traffic light.
In Nevada we have laws prohibiting using a cell phone while in a car unless using a hands-free device but it's still early days. I know that police officers are generally outnumbered by many thousands to one but it is so frustrating to see people blithely driving down the road, cell phone held to their ear, and not a cop in sight.
This frustration is equal to that of seeing children crawling all around the inside of a moving car. I once came alongside such a free-range roaming kid infested car as we came to a stop at a traffic light and called across that the kids were in danger because they weren't buckled in and the driver shouted over the heads of said children vile obscenities, telling me to mind my own business...
My mother was right, "It takes all kinds of people to make up a world."
I'm glad your wife was able to avoid the collision and you two are safe.
Best,
PJ
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