Community weekly poll: What gets under your skin about public cell phone usage?
- 8/15/06 4:30 PM
Cell phones and driving
by compspclst4 - 8/16/06 1:47 PM In reply to: The road comes FIRST, But................ by slamendolaI do not have a problem with business people who use their cell phones and drive. My problem is with casual users who tend to forget the road is #1 and talking is #2. It seems that some people have their accelerator foot and their mouth are connected as it seems that the faster they talk the faster they drive. And look out if they are having an argument! Also, as they are sppeding along and they realize they need to change lanes, it doesn't matter that there other vehicles already in the lane they want, they just flip the turn signal lever (maybe) and start to pull into the lane they want and keep on talking.
Richard
to Gator fan
by buzzw43 - 8/17/06 11:58 AM In reply to: The road comes FIRST, But................ by slamendolaI appreciate your perspective on the drive - talk issue. I do see the police using their C phones daily as well. I realize that there are those of you that are truly proficient in multi-tasking.I think we're focusing on the other 99%of the people who only think they can. Like a gal I saw the other day who drove thru a stoplight red)I was sitting at, with a cigarette in her left hand, a cup of coffee in her right hand and had her neck cradling a cell phone to her shoulder! And lets be honest here, I think perhaps you are bluring the lines somewhat when you say you have never had a ticket, or accident in the past eleven years. That should more likely read, you have been lucky enough to not have been caught being inattentive behind the wheel over the course of your profession. anyway, nuff said.
THE ROAD DOES COME FIRST... THANK YOU
by schellack - 8/18/06 7:18 PM In reply to: The road comes FIRST, But................ by slamendolaThank you for your fair and unbiased view on driving and cell phone use.
In the right situation, cell phones are THE BEST !
But, I have seen folks drive into a parking lot(almost hitting something)while on a cell phone, exit their vehicle, still talking and not watching where they are going. Enter into a business,still talking loudly and expect instant attention when and if they terminate their call before leaving. There are exceptions to every rule but it is getting to be too much. You can easily tell, without easedropping, that these calls are of a casual nature and can most probably be postponed.
Talking on a Cell phone is as dangerous as a drunk driver
by mishu13 - 8/21/06 10:27 AM In reply to: The road comes FIRST, But................ by slamendolaThe cell phone companies have a very strong lobby. That is why it is NOT against the law to drive while being distracted on a cell phone. It is proven to be dangerous, but generous campaaign contributions to politicians have kept the law from passing. People that drive and use a cell phone are as dangerous as a drunk driver.
Be cool fool!
by jcal19 - 8/16/06 6:18 AM In reply to: Public cell phone usage by TippyYour too negative. Get a hold of your life and do something positive by not being an idiot!
Be cool fool?
by Jonnydangers - 8/16/06 8:23 AM In reply to: Be cool fool! by jcal19Are you on your phone now? 
Ought to be banned!
by Alell1 - 8/16/06 10:16 AM In reply to: Public cell phone usage by TippyI also looked for an "all of the above." The idea that anyone in the world should be able to interrupt your life at any time convenient to them and that the facilitating technology has become de rigueur is completely repugnant.
How true
by tiffanywalk - 8/26/06 6:43 AM In reply to: Ought to be banned! by Alell1it is all of the above, when I ride public transportation and people are yakking away loudly on the phone! and when the bus drivers are talking while driving they should know better!
Exact;ly
by Jay M - 8/26/06 8:59 AM In reply to: Ought to be banned! by Alell1It's a living nightmare. Anyone can just hi-jack your life now. Sit on a park bench, they will sit beside you and start shouting. Buses are giant phone booths on wheels now, and so are trains. At least trains have "quiet cars", but those can be a joke, with the people who ignore the request to not use the phones. Many times, it's impossible to hear yourself think when you're out in the world, with all the loud yakking.
They will never be banned, or even effectively regulated because 'everybody' thinks they are great. Once you own one, you don't feel you can criticize others for using them, so the bad behavior just proliferates. Also, the technology is so successful, with so much money behind it that that no real legislation can ever take hold. Even the ban on driving while talking is hard to enforce and will never be universal.
all of the above
by mittens - 8/15/06 7:27 PM In reply to: What gets under your skin about public cell phone usage? by Marc Bennett
It's as if consideration for others has disappeared, and the cell phone takes precedent over everything else. People seem to feel the need to be connected to the rest of the world constantly, at the expense of the people right in front of them.
If you have ever had a convo with someone using a cellphone, you know half the convo will be about 'I'm walking in the store now, wow is it hot outside, I dont think I'll ever get through this, it's a mad house, maybe I'll just go next door and see what's on sale..."
and I think, how boring IS this...?
I was literally driven out of a bookstore because the clerk was walking up and down the aisles shouting to her boyfriend on a cell phone.
People are asked to turn off their phones in a theater or a lecture hall, no one moves. five minutes later three phones ring.
I dont know what ever happened "I'll call you back, I can't talk right now".
my friend has a ring tone on hers that sounds like birds chirping. When I tell her that's her phone she says, not it's not, that's birds chirping. Sigh.
I am privy to every conversation out there, when I'm in a supemarket, or a bookstore, or a restaurant. And these same people complain about 'lack of privacy", often after screeching out the details of their last operation to a captive if not captivated audience...
And I worry about kids who have developed the cellphone habit; when are they ever alone? When do they ever disconnect with everyone but themselves? When do they dream?
Too many close calls driving
by gfergu - 8/15/06 7:42 PM In reply to: all of the above by mittensI wonder how many cell phone users while driving realize how many others they are putting at risk ???? I have seen too many close calls and been to close to some that go over the center line.......
One too many close calls for me!
by stokeyman - 8/15/06 7:59 PM In reply to: Too many close calls driving by gferguI was walking out to my mailbox one day, and noticed a car coming toward my direction, driving erratically. Luckily, I didn't have to cross the road to get to my mailbox. I decided to back off, and not step out into the shoulder of the road. When the car got close enough, I could see that the driver was talking on a cell phone. I made the right decision of waiting until the driver went by, because 'He' ran off the road and into the ditch, not more than 20 feet beyond the spot where I would have been standing. I might have been hit!
I take my cell phone with me when I travel, and will not use it if I am behind the wheel. If I have to, I'll pull of somewhere to call or carry on a conversation.
And Furthermore
by Ipodguy007 - 8/16/06 7:19 AM In reply to: Too many close calls driving by gferguYesterday, I saw a woman driving down I-35 towards Dallas, during rushhour, talking on her cell phone, smoking a cigerette, and applying makeup at 60+ mph. And she is not the first I have seen doing so. Makes me wonder, how is she driving? I mean, who is holding the steering wheel? As cnrad points out, these people wander all over the road. Those phones with ear plugs at least offer hands-free, as long as the other ear isn't plugged by an iPod.
Close call???
by rayliddle - 8/16/06 8:15 AM In reply to: Too many close calls driving by gferguI pulled up at a stop light one morning on my way to work. A big black SUV pulled up next to me on the left. The woman driving had a cup of coffee in her left hand, her cell phone in her right hand, and a cigarette hanging from her mouth. And she was checking her makeup in the rear-view mirror! Now that's multi-tasking! Needless to say, I got away from her ASAP!!!
Agreed
by wh5916 - 8/16/06 3:39 AM In reply to: all of the above by mittensIn a BBC radio comedy series that was set in Hell, Satan once admitted that the cell phone was his idea...I heartily agree.
I don't fully understand the need to gab on a phone while shopping for groceries, while eating in a restaurant (and in the loudest possible voice), or while sitting on a public toilet! I'm firmly convinced, though, that many of the conversations taking place are based upon, "Look at me! I have a cell phone! I'm SOMEBODY!"
Sometimes, I truly miss the days when Ma Bell reigned supreme.
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