Strict litter lawsA man in Wellington, New Zealand, cleaned out his car while waiting for a restaurant to-go order. He dropped the trash from his car in a public trash can and got his food and left. However, the Wellington “trash patrol” was apparently watching him or else they regularly look through garbage cans. City officials sifted through the trash and determined his trash was “domestic” rubbish. The officials found a letter with his address listed in the trash bin, so they sent him a citation that included a fine – $76.50 in U.S. dollars. The man was quoted in a Wellington newspaper: “I assumed, incorrectly as it turns out, that as it was a litter bin, I was able to put litter in it. I was unaware that domestic and non-domestic rubbish were categorized differently.” He paid the fine. Lesson learned: Never discard trash that allows someone to track you down. (Wellington Dominion Post)www.thisistrue.comWhat’s it gonna take?So, we eat and drink (legally, except for alcohol) while we drive; we talk on the cell phone; and now 57 percent of us – Americans – text message while we drive. Are we nuts? A Harris Interactive survey, completed between June 29 and July 3, found that 57 percent of those polled admitted to text messaging while driving; 91 percent said the practice is as dangerous as driving after drinking alcohol; 89 percent said messaging should be against the law. But that doesn’t stop us from doing it.What part of “evolved” did we not get?In May, the state of Washington passed the first ban in the United States on texting while driving. At least six other states, including New York, California and Florida, are considering similar legislation, according to a Fox News report. So, if you don’t want government control, use some common sense. Duh?
