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Community weekly poll: Talking on the phone while driving
- 3/28/06 9:55 AM
thoughts
by Starshine Moonbeem1 - 3/29/06 7:59 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
as long as they aren't obstructing traffic no prob.
AHOLE
by BillNYC - 1/10/07 8:59 PM In reply to: thoughts by Starshine Moonbeem1YOU ARE A REAL AHOLE!!!!! LOL!!!!!
There is a law against this in the UK
by EddieGo - 3/29/06 8:27 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
The law was introduced a couple of years ago.
Like the speed limit, it's impossible to fully enforce, but people who are caught do face a fine. Check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/law/answers/drivingmobile.shtml
whenever I have a near miss on the road
by lorrwill - 3/29/06 8:42 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
I assume the person is talking on their cell phone and therefore have their attention dangerously divided between driving and babbling.
95% of time I am right.
I do not understand why this is legal but I guess there is not a strong enough correlation between collisions and cell phone usage for law enforcement (or insurance companies) to care.
they should be thrown in jail
by Chris loranger - 3/29/06 8:52 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
even the best drivers become bad drivers when talking on a cell phones, I guess we have to wait until enough innocent people die in car wreckes before our crooked politicians do something about it
too many people here are too wound up
by McKendrick - 3/29/06 8:53 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
If you want to talk on the phone, get a hands-free kit, and it's just like having someone in the passenger's seat. I use mine around the house, too. Everything is easier when you have both of your hands available -- including driving.
Some of the posts I read here sound like the authors are wound a bit too tightly. Pick the five things that are important to you and hold fast to those. Getting emotional in a forum isn't going to change anything. Let it go and focus that energy on real, tangible differences you can make in your life and in those of the people you care about.
Wound up?...It is a serious subject.
by baseman - 3/30/06 9:32 AM In reply to: too many people here are too wound up by McKendrickPeople get all hot and bothered by this subject because it could mean life and death or injury. Serious stuff to most people. I don't want some inattentive idiot yaking on a cell phone driving their enormous SUV or two-ton car 65 MPH behind me with my kids in the car. Multi-tasking is for the office or at home and not something to be done at great speeds on the highway with others around you.
... maybe, maybe not......
by akhilneo - 3/31/06 1:46 AM In reply to: too many people here are too wound up by McKendrickWhile I understand your thoughts about people getting wound up here, I tend to disagree with the overall notion that its wrong - simply put, this is a serious topic, one which would evoke some horror stories too.
Fact of the matter is, if this collective outburst would somehow ensure that the dangers of driving & using the mobile-phone would go away, then it would be great!! In fact, it would be more than justified.. it would be necessary!! 
Multitasking?
by oastorga - 3/29/06 8:55 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
For the last six months I trained to participate in the LA Marathon. What does this have to do with driving while talking on the phone? Well I do my long distance training in the city of Whittier where I live and I do a combination of trails (no traffic) and paved roads (sidewalks). I had over 10 incidents where the driver while on the phone never saw me, had I excercised my right of way I'd be in the hospital. I used a head light and blinkers so drivers would see me and still when crossing on green light, drivers on cell phones never paid attention as to who was on their right side to turn. There is a study I read somewhere that multitasking is more of a myth, especially for men. So I carry a small flashlight and I will politelty beam the driver if he is on the phone from now on. Yes I've talked on the phone, and I don't remember how I got from point A to point B. I use the speaker on the phone now. And remember my fellow walkers and runners.
Other thoughts
by s2lrbarn - 3/29/06 8:57 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
If a person is driving erratically while holding a cell phone to his/her ear, I'll be annoyed. I think everyone who uses a cell phone in a car should use earphones or a headset. Period.
Let's be real
by TheBigGoodWolf - 3/29/06 9:05 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
I think it is silly to single out cell phone use as a major distraction while driving. While it is a distraction, a conversation with a passenger is much more distracting. You have a tendency to look at a passenger during a conversation. Parents with kids in a car seat behind them are much more distracted. People drinking hot coffee, putting on make up, changing radio stations are all more distracted. Cell phones are just an easy target due to their late arrival on the list of distractions.
then why ........
by bushranger2001 - 3/29/06 4:37 PM In reply to: Let's be real by TheBigGoodWolfthen why do people try to use a cell phone out bush wheres theres no signal,i live out bush in australia and see drivers trying to make calls where i live and ther is no signal,they weave all over the road,now we talking gravel roads,i have seen then run right of the road,cell phones hands free or not are one of th biggest accident cousers around now........
Real? Sure....
by akhilneo - 3/31/06 1:54 AM In reply to: Let's be real by TheBigGoodWolf... its VERY real that there are SEVERAL other forms of distractions. But to call cell phones "an easy target due to their late arrival" is a rather bad justification for their use while driving! :O
.. and anyway, this forum is specifically aimed at driving & using the cell-phone. Sure, the other distractions are bad too, but don't even for a second think the use of cell-phones (with or without headsets) while driving will ever be correct! Wanna talk reality? Then consider that you are driving with your face in the correct direction, but because you are into the mobile phone conversation, your eyes are NOT taking in the road the way they should!! The result? An accident!! 
Cell phones are a danger while driving but [text inside]
by BlazeEagle - 4/3/06 12:16 AM In reply to: Let's be real by TheBigGoodWolfLike I said in another of my posts, we can start getting into the danger of psycho, insane laws. I don’t want that to happen.
I do agree that some drivers are in another world, though. It’s a tough topic but because lives are at risk, this has to be figured out somehow.
Cell phone use should be "hands free"!
by jimger - 3/29/06 9:23 AM In reply to: Talking on the phone while driving by Marc Bennett
Let's face it, cell phones are here to stay. Some people CAN multitask and others cannot. I say pass a federal law like seat belts to make cell phone users be hands free while talking. If you can see the cell phone, cite them!
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