Entertainment is a good thing. It is great that technology has made it possible for us to have high quality entertainment on the go. However, I'm concerned with a certain lack of commonsense in this mobile entertainment.

Have you seen those folks who insist on giving us car audio enthusiasts a bad name? I mean those folks who drive in the neighborhood with their volumes all cranked up. And worse still, with music that contains a lot of words that we'd prefer our children never hear.

If you want to rumble in your car, I think it makes a lot of sense to go out on the highway or offraod in the countryside where you can have all the vibes you want and still not mar another person's day.

To say I love music is an understatement. However, I'd want to meditate, or take a nap, or just have some quiet in my house sometimes. We all do something else apart from play music. Let's give others some room to have a nice time doing other things other than music.

And how about DVD players and other display based incar entertainment units?

One would have thought that this does not require the law enforcement agencies for people to do what's best for them. But, painfully, it does. Is the price not too high for those who decide to use them contrary to all safety precautions?

Simple precautions like ensuring that such displays are positioned in such places where they cannot distract the driver are fair enough.

It's painful when a few bad eggs seem determined to compel lawmakers to place an outright ban on display units.

I know there are articles that show ways you can beat the law and do what you like. But if what you like makes you a nuisance or is hazardous, I guess commonsense dictates you have a rethink.