Saga of Cell Phone Accident...
Well, on our way from Nevada to Oregon we recently got into an accident. A woman driving a borrowed car while on a cell phone rammed into my Ram’s drivers side alloy dually, then sheared off the drive...
Forum Discussion
janstey58 wrote:Reality Check wrote:
Reference cell phone use and laws...a couple of comments. First, not everyone that talks on the cell phone while holding it in their hand is a menace.
It is well known and documented that if you are having a phone conversation while driving you ARE distracted (sometimes worse than drunk driving) and are a menace to all of us responsible drivers.
You have a point? Is it that anything distracting is a 'menace'? or that having a conversation while driving makes one a 'menace'? or that holding a phone and talking is the end all problem looking for a solution?
People get so focused on trying to stop/protect/find the perfect solution to the worlds ills, they wave a magic wand around pinpointing the issue of the day. It's sad.
So based on your comment, hands free phone conversations should be banned. I suspect at that point, one would have a tough time differentiating between a phone conversation and one with a passenger, so what the heck, ban them all then.
I'm being pointed, but trying to get folks to see a bigger picture. Where do you draw the line, which includes things YOU do, in the interests of safety to the public? I think the OP's situation is extremely beneficial to us for reflective thinking and planning...but probably just more fun to call the idiot an idiot and think we're going to stop the behavior??
