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Don't own one , don't need one , don't want one.............

Wizzard wrote:Don't own one , don't need one , don't want one.............

Oh Man, I wanna be you.......

wasnt there some tv show that did a thing where they compared a 'drunk' person driving to someone trying to talk on a phone. it was a road obstical kinda course with sudden turns and stuff that jumped out making you react quick.

the people on the phone did worse than the drunks, i forget they made a comparrison of being on the phone to a certain % blood alchoal level.

i hate cell phone drivers they just cant do two things at once and its dangerous. no phone call can be important enough to risk everyone around.

Unless I'm at a dead stop, bumper to bumper traffic and not going anywhere for a while, I don't ever use my phone in the car. I don't feel comfortable splitting my concentration between the phone and the road.

If it's important, they'll leave a voice mail and I'll call them back. I've yet to receive a phone call on the road that's been important however. Important enough to risk an accident anyway.

As a single woman who takes long road trips, I have my phone in the car and use it only when necessary, but only if interstate traffic is not bad. In the city, no. And yes, there was a TV show - "Mythbusters" on the Discovery channel. Since watching that, I think I'll stop using my cell phone altogether, as it was just as bad, if not worse to use the cell phone compared to being almost drunk. In fact, police monitored the drivers to make sure that they were still legally UNDER the limit for DUI. Every time I see someone doing something stupid, they are on a phone.

Sometimes being on a cell phone while driving is safter than not. Let me explain:

A few years ago, I fell asleep at the wheel and almost rear ended a car on the freeway but instead swerved out of the way and spun and hit a guard rail totalling the car. Now if I feel tired, I call someone and talk and that keeps me awake to get me to my destination. If I have no one to talk to, I pull over to take a short nap.

I occasionally use my cell phone while driving for various types of calls. I know that my driving is not as good as it would be but I am better than 98% of drivers while on my cell phone (99% better than all drivers when not on cell phone). It's my ego talking, but I am confident that the figures are pretty darn close. I don't mind it when others use their phones while driving, just not around me.

Using my bluetooth headset helps too when I don't want to hold my brick of a phone (Treo 650) to my ear for longer conversations or when I need something to grip/throw on those stressful arguments! (j/k)

i think talking on the phone while on the freeway is a different issue. freeway isnt As bad i dont think cause your going straight and anything that happens will most likely require you to brake first which your feet are free to do. but city driving when you need to swarve or see a car pulling out the phone really effects those situations more.

We have several suppliers now bombarding us with blue tooth technology for inside your helmet. I don't swallow the hi tech hype but some people are very exited about it. It is bad enough that people do it the car never mind on a bike. Can you imagine yourself on the Dragon carving a 180 and then the Electric frog rings in your ear. Recipe for disaster.

I like that option "Yes, but only if it's really important".

As if anything is more important than being aware on the road?

I don't have a cell phone. If I did I'd definitely turn it off while driving so I wouldn't even be tempted to answer calls.

If I need to talk to someone I stop and walk to a pay phone.

Mag7C wrote:I like that option "Yes, but only if it's really important".

As if anything is more important than being aware on the road?

I don't have a cell phone. If I did I'd definitely turn it off while driving so I wouldn't even be tempted to answer calls.

If I need to talk to someone I stop and walk to a pay phone.

i actually havent seen a working pay phone in forever. they are just gone.