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APART BY OTHERS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE 12 OF YOUR NEIGHBORS SITTING TOGETHER IN
A COURTROOM.  RISKY BEHAVIOR WE HAVE ALL SEEN SERIOUSLY DISTRACTED DRIVING
THE PERSON AT THE WHEEL OF AN SUV WITH A CELL PHONE CLAMPED BETWEEN HIS OR
HER SHOULDER AND CHEEK, YAKKING AWAY, A CIGARETTE IN ONE HAND ON THE
STEERING WHEEL AND A MUG OF COFFEE IN THE OTHER.  WE KNOW THAT ISNT WHAT WE
DO, BUT SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED AND WE COULD STILL END UP IN
FRONT OF A JURY IF A FOOT SLIPS OFF THE BRAKE AT A STOPLIGHT WHILE WERE
TRYING TO SET THE TONES FOR THE NEARBY REPEATER.  THE LEVEL OF RISK
INVOLVED IN THE USE OF AMATEUR TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
MAY VARY DEPENDING UPON MANY FACTORS.  THE SKILL OF THE OPERATOR, THE TYPE
OF EQUIPMENT AND MODE BEING USED AND HOW IT IS INSTALLED CAN ALL CONTRIBUTE
TO AN ACCIDENT.  THE TYPE OF VEHICLE AND ROADWAY, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
ALL HAVE A BEARING ON THE LEVEL OF RISK.  IT CERTAINLY WONT BE ZERO RISK.
UNLIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, OUR TRAINING DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SPECIFIC
MEASURES ADDRESSING THE SAFE USE OF TWO WAY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WHILE
IN MOTION.  OUR LICENSING EXAM QUESTION POOLS DO NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
YET, THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT CAN EASILY BE EXPECTED FROM AN INJURED
PLAINTIFFS LAWYER WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IN WHICH AN AMATEUR WAS
OPERATING WHILE DRIVING.  EVEN IF THE ARGUMENT THAT OUR SIMPLEX
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