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I commute about six miles each way every day. In the morning, I like to drape my newspaper over the steering wheel and work on the crossword puzzle. Since the puzzle becomes gradually more difficult as the week progresses, my ability to drive defensively dissipates on Thursday. By Friday, I can hardly pay attention to the selfish drivers distractedly talking on their cell phones, much less school children who believe that crossing the street is a right and not a privilege.

As a centrist, I believe this law is a good thing. But only after Wednesday.