Re: Cell phone driving = drunk driving

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:36:01 -0800 (PST), Pat
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>Banning cell phones is an incredibly stupid law.

Especially when distracted driving is already illegal, and rarely
enforced.

Cell phones aren't the problem, drivers with poor attention division
skills and no situational awareness are.    Those folks are just as
distracted by passenger conversation, other cars, scenery, the radio,
etc... 

While flying an airplane, I fly the airplane, navigate, and talk to
controllers, in that order.  Driving is the same.  I can talk on the
phone, but my conversation is less im****tant than the operation of the
vehicle.  Specific road and traffic conditions dictate if a call is
safe to carry on at all.    If I need to have serious, in-depth
conversation, I need to pull off the road.  If driving attention
warrants, the call needs to go on hold or end.

If the laws on the books are actually enforced, another is not needed.