This week we enter the mind of a technology early-adopter. I mean, anybody that designated a user name in the mid-1980′s was definitely a pioneer on the information super-highway.

Erik J. Barzeski is a web consultant, software programmer, pretty-good photographer and golfer, and long-time blogger. Erik has that unique mix of technology and creativity, along with a natural curiosity about lots of different things with an opinion to boot. It shows in his “weblog” NSLog();. The blog is Erik’s take on diverse topics from politics to media, with most focused on area’s he encounters in his profession.

Last week, however, he sounded off on the new cell phone ban for drivers in the City of Erie. In his post “Cell Phone Bans While Driving,” Erik describes his history of let’s say, “active” driving:

The question I have is this: why are cell phones a target? Frankly, I’m probably less distracted talking on a cell phone than I am the times I’ve eaten, played with a GPS, fiddled with the radio, tried to get a rock out of my shoe, drank a can or bottle of Coke, looked in the back seat to make sure I hadn’t forgotten my {camera, hockey skates, golf club, groceries, etc.}, and so on. I’ve seen people reading maps and even newspapers and books while driving, yet these people are free to continue doing so without any worries whatsoever.

Is the cell phone industry behind these bills? Nobody’s going to drop their cell phones or even their calling plans because they can’t talk in the car, but cell phone companies and accessory makers can sell a whole bunch of $100+ Bluetooth headsets.

It’s easy to see why readers of NSLog(); enjoy Erik’s well-roundedness.