It wasn’t all that long ago that the talk about cellphones and driving was all talk. That is, consumers, driving-safety advocates, and lawmakers debated whether using a hands-free device was enough to make talking on a cellphone safe, or whether talking on the newly ubiquitous devices while behind the wheel should be banned outright. However, the startling growth of text messaging and a rash of texting-related accidents have helped put the focus squarely on the tiny keyboards of modern mobile phones.
I refuse to use a phone while I drive, because I know how distracting they are.
During my 20-mile commute every day, I make a game out of trying to figure out who is on a cell phone. Whenever I see someone being a bonehead (going from side-to-side in the lane, not signaling lane changes, wandering into other lanes, etc.) I make a guess whether they're on a cell phone or not.
I've got about an 80% accuracy rate guessing which morons will have a phone in their hand.
Anyone who thinks they can use a cell phone (whether talking or texting) while driving is fooling themselves and endangering others.
Being a retired big truck driver I found that using a cell phone totally distracts the attention from the job at hand, driving. Mentally you are totally concentrating on the conversation, not the road. Much different than a C B radio conversation which are mostly B S. Having talked to other drivers about this, most agreed.
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Did Talking on a Cellphone While Driving Get a Bum Rap?
Posted by: Mike Pearson August 17, 2009 04:00 AMIt wasn’t all that long ago that the talk about cellphones and driving was all talk. That is, consumers, driving-safety advocates, and lawmakers debated whether using a hands-free device was enough to make talking on a cellphone safe, or whether talking on the newly ubiquitous devices while behind the wheel should be banned outright. However, the startling growth of text messaging and a rash of texting-related accidents have helped put the focus squarely on the tiny keyboards of modern mobile phones.
During my 20-mile commute every day, I make a game out of trying to figure out who is on a cell phone. Whenever I see someone being a bonehead (going from side-to-side in the lane, not signaling lane changes, wandering into other lanes, etc.) I make a guess whether they're on a cell phone or not.
I've got about an 80% accuracy rate guessing which morons will have a phone in their hand.
Anyone who thinks they can use a cell phone (whether talking or texting) while driving is fooling themselves and endangering others.