The thing that fascinates me is that when you see a car with more than one
occupant and someone is talking on a cell phone it is almost always the
driver. If a conversation is so important it can't wait why can't the
passenger handle it?
Bill Lawrence
> From: sbyers@ec.rr.com
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:24:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Bluetooth Headphone for the Healey
>
> I got some first-hand exposure to the dangers of driving while talking on a
> cell phone a few years ago while on a business trip. The guy I was with
was
> driving while talking on his phone and blew right through a red traffic
> light without even making an effort to touch the brakes. Scared the crap
> out of me when I realized he wasn't going to stop, and we were just lucky
no
> cross traffic was coming through.
>
> That said, I do use my cell phone in the car when necessary, but it
wouldn't
> bother me if it was made illegal to do so everywhere while a car is in
> motion -- hands free or not.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:19 AM
> To: Mark Goodman
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Bluetooth Headphone for the Healey
>
> Wrong. Study after study has shown that the distraction of cell phones is
as
> bad as DUI, handsfree or not (I realized this long before anyone had to
> write any laws).
>
> When I drive, my car and the road get ALL my attention--there is no call
> that "needs to be answered" bad enough to put my car, myself, my passengers
> or fellow travelers at risk.
>
>
> bs
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