Come on Darwin, we need some help down here!

Picture this if you will. Kid, maybe 16, riding down the street on his bike. With neither hand on the handlebars. And not wearing a helmet. While talking on a cell phone. Lord Almighty! I was driving the other way desperately hoping natural selection would come and take a swipe at this kid, because right there is a big detriment to the gene pool.

I'm sorry to report he's not the only person with missing chromosomes around here. I've had several high school-aged kids walk right out in front of me while I'm driving around, not bothering to so much as look before walking right into my path, a few being pulled back by friends with slightly more sense. Granted, hitting a pedestrian is normally ruled to be the driver's fault, but just because the law gives that protection doesn't mean you won't get hurt if you put yourself in harm's way. It's no good to be dead and right. It's also not fair to expect me to be responsible for the safety of these kids. Safety means everything, every day, every one of us. Otherwise we'll just mill around proving Darwin right.