N8N wrote:
> Harry K wrote:
> > Dave Head wrote:
> > > On 21 Jul 2005 00:24:00 GMT, Jim Yanik .> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Dave Head > wrote in
> > > :
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Just your wildly active imagination that everyone is going to
> > > >> fly off the road and crash if they talk on a cell phone. Hey - if
> > > >> driving is so damn dangerous, can I breath while I drive? How about
> > > >> blink? This stuff is silly - the task isn't that hard. All you have
> > > >> to do is know how to pay attention to the most important stuff while
> > > >> incidentally doing some other stuff. It can be done, but has to be
> > > >> practiced.
> > > >>
> > > >> Dave Head
> > > >>
> > > >>>Chris
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >You and many others fail to see the difference between talking on the CP in
> > > >urban driving conditions,and on the open highways.
> > >
> > > Who said anything about urban/suburban/rural driving conditions? The
> > > contention here by all the Safety Nazis / Chicken Littles is that we're all
> > > gonna die if we talk on the CP while driving. If that weren't the case, they
> > > wouldn't be advocating a nationwide ban on using cell phones in cars, which is
> > > exactly where they've been taking this.
> > >
> > > Dave Head
> >
> > And I hope they succeed. There are enough idiots on the road who can't
> > drive even without the distraction of yakking on a piece of ear candy.
> > Your description of what you use one for is very illumative.
> >
> > Harry K
>
> What about the people who are competent enough to walk and chew gum at
> the same time? Are we to penalize them for the inability of others to
> realize their limitations?
>
> nate
>
> ...who literally could not do his job effectively without a CP. Yes I
> use a headset whenever I'm away from the office.

You mean those who -think- they can. Just like all of us (me included)
on this board that -think- they are the greatest drivers to ever come
down the pike.
Business was conducted for over a 100 years without the use of CPs.
Granted they are damn useful but hardly essential. Then there is the
always non-popular option of PARKING to make the call.

How about banning them across the board except for those who can pass a
test by making a 5 minute important call while performing some
technical task? Should be possible to set up some sort of a lab
environment for it.

Harry K