Activities taking place in cages observed from the saddle of a motorcycle. Proof positive that riding around in cars does strange things to humans....

• nose picking

• eating what is retrieved from their nose

• exuberant singing

• eating

• drinking coffee

• talking on the phone

• using a laptop or texting on a handheld

• rolling joints & smoking dope

• reading a book or the newspaper

• having a very emotional argument with a passenger

• applying eye makeup

• painting nails

• shaving

• holding a bottle in one hand for the baby in the back seat while driving with the other hand

With the accidents rates of drunk drivers being the same as cell phone using drivers, the net result is that our roads are now filled with drunks. In terms of risk management, riding on urban streets has become the equivalent of routinely scuba diving with sharks. How long before the insurance companies successfully lobby Congress to ban cell phone use in order to cut their accident claim costs?