I think someone should combine the thread on comfort vs performance shocks from Bilstein with the cup holder thread, and do practical testing on which common after market shocks (Bilstein, Boge, KYB) allow the greatest speed on a given road before the cup falls off the glove box lid

Seriously, if we were able to eliminate cell phone use while driving, eating while driving and most drive ins themselves, then North America would be a much safer and cleaner place!

Can I still send e-mails while driving?

I, no joke, was rearended by a county sherriff WHO WAS SHOPPING @ SHOP.COM ON HIS CELL PHONE@!!#@$!#@$%!#$%!#$%!#$%@!#$

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I don't know which is worse, doing that or admitting to it.

I asked to borrow his phone to call my wife... and there it was!

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Nice!

Anyway, since I always drive with the armrest in use, and coffee is the only thing that I spill (everything else has a cap), my travel mug fits perfectly underneath the armrest. It's not so tall as to put too much pressure on it, but enough to keep the mug from going anywhere.

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Wow, things have really changed, I remember when my biggest problem was how to get the smell of spilled beer and bong water out of my VW bug.

But it's never gonna happen

I think some characterr in a Stephen King novel said,

"Only way you could pass a meaningful gun control law in this country would be if a congressman got shot every day. And even then, it would take 6 weeks at least"

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I happened to be working in NY (in about 2001) when they passed a law requiring hands-free cell phones in cars. The media made a bid deal over the day the law took affect, but it appeared to me that exactly the same number of people were holding phones as before. The point is that these types of laws are not really enforceable, but they may make some difference in accident liability.