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Cellphone Ban Gets Drivers Going
Aw, hell, lets just ban cell phones everywhere that it annoys someone, such as:
1) In cars 2) In movie theaters 3) In restaruants 4) In railroad trains 5) In airplanes 6) In shopping malls 7) On sidewalks 8) In any kind of line 9) In bars 10) In retail stores 11) In boats (scares the fish) 12) Pretty much anywhere that isn't your house or the middle of a farm field. There, that should do it... Then you're living room will be the only place for the cell phone, except then we can just use our wire phones, and quit paying $40 a month or whatever for something that will be next to useless anyway, while people figure out something else to get ****ed about. This **** just never ends. Dave Head On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:48:53 -0700, Scott en Aztlán > wrote: >I have cut-and-pasted some highlights from this article below. For the >fill article, go to: > >http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-cellph...ll=ktla-news-1 > >Cellphone Ban Gets Drivers Going > >By Bob Pool and Lynn Doan, Times Staff Writers > >July 14, 2006, 11:38 AM PDT > >He doesn't own either a cellphone or a car. But Jim Love was taking a >proposed restriction on phone use in cars personally Thursday. > >"I've been hit twice by women talking on their phones on this very >street," the retired computer worker said as he watched traffic pass >on busy Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. "The last one knocked me >down…. They just kept yakking and kept driving on." > >The debate over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's support for a ban on the >use of hand-held cellular phones by motorists was the buzz at the >Sherman Oaks Starbucks and beyond. > >New York, with much fanfare, banned hand-held cell use three years >ago. Though authorities issued more than 142,000 citations for illegal >cellphone use the first year, a state survey found that half of all >New York drivers thought it "was not likely at all" that they would be >stopped. > >And a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an >independent auto safety research center funded by insurers, found that >drivers obeyed the law the first year but went back to their old >behavior by the second year. > >"I'll use my cellphone on speaker phone when cops are nearby," Harry >Beck, a New York City transportation analyst, admitted — via cellphone >from New York. "If they aren't, I use it normally." > >Indeed, critics of the proposed ban argue that hands-free models >aren't much safer. Motorists must still dial the number and can still >get distracted by calls while driving. > >L.A. resident Pam Tyler thinks the legislation is a step in the right >direction, though her feelings are even more extreme. She programs her >cellphone to automatically direct all calls to her voicemail. The >message begins with: "I can't take any calls right now because I'm >probably driving … " > >"I have huge, huge antipathy for people driving while on their >cellphones," she said. "They run red lights and they can't stay in >their own lanes." > >At a Jamba Juice shop, 21-year-old fashion model Erin Miller >acknowledged that newer cellphone services, such as the text messaging >she does with her "Sidekick" phone, can be distracting while at the >wheel. > >"But I need a phone when I'm driving to get directions," she said. >"And I usually only message 'OK' to answer a text message when I'm >driving." > >A bill that was approved by the state Senate in May would make driving >while using a hand-held cellphone an infraction punishable by a $20 >fine for the first offense and $50 for subsequent ones. > >Cellphone user Bela Flasch, a retired airline worker, shook his head. >He uses a hands-free earpiece when he is driving and predicted that a >law with some teeth to it could persuade other motorists to do the >same. "The fine they're talking about is way too small," he said. >"Twenty dollars for the first offense? Make it $100." |
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Cellphone Ban Gets Drivers Going
"Dave Head" > wrote in message news > Aw, hell, lets just ban cell phones everywhere that it annoys someone, > such as: > > 1) In cars It's been done in many places > 2) In movie theaters Inside the theater itself, this SHOULD BE the policy! > 3) In restaruants Quite a few restaurants do > 4) In railroad trains Never heard of it > 5) In airplanes They are for the duration of the flight and taxiing > 6) In shopping malls Never heard of it > 7) On sidewalks Never heard of it > 8) In any kind of line Post office and banks are cracking down on cell phone use in line. This will probably make me sound like an arrogant jerk, but on the *few* times I wait on queue in a bank or post office, I do not obey this ban. I keep my voice *very* low and hang up when it's time to do business. I'm not about to cut off communication, however, while I wait 15 minutes because the post office and bank think 3 cust service people are adequate for 30 people in line... > 9) In bars I'm sure some do > 10) In retail stores Never heard of it > 11) In boats (scares the fish) ;-) > 12) Pretty much anywhere that isn't your house or the middle of a farm > field. > > There, that should do it... > > Then you're living room will be the only place for the cell phone, except > then > we can just use our wire phones, and quit paying $40 a month or whatever > for > something that will be next to useless anyway, while people figure out > something else to get ****ed about. > > This **** just never ends. It's pretty clear to me that cell phone use *does* need some regulation as common sense just ain't cutting it. We've all had close encounters -- or worse -- with cell phone-impaired drivers; we've all been disturbed by LOUD TALKERS in the middle of the bookstore or church or movies. I use my cell phone with the idea that my doing so is more a privilege in the company of others than a right; i.e. I'll excuse myself to take a call if I'm in a restaurant... I'll keep my voice at personal conversational level in other public places. I use a hands-free in the car and will continue to do so until the law allows otherwise. brink |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:01:38 -0600, "brink" > wrote:
> >"Dave Head" > wrote in message >news >> Aw, hell, lets just ban cell phones everywhere that it annoys someone, >> such as: >> >> 1) In cars > >It's been done in many places > >> 2) In movie theaters > >Inside the theater itself, this SHOULD BE the policy! > >> 3) In restaruants > >Quite a few restaurants do > >> 4) In railroad trains > >Never heard of it > >> 5) In airplanes > >They are for the duration of the flight and taxiing > >> 6) In shopping malls > >Never heard of it > >> 7) On sidewalks > >Never heard of it > >> 8) In any kind of line > >Post office and banks are cracking down on cell phone use in line. This >will probably make me sound like an arrogant jerk, but on the *few* times I >wait on queue in a bank or post office, I do not obey this ban. I keep my >voice *very* low and hang up when it's time to do business. I'm not about >to cut off communication, however, while I wait 15 minutes because the post >office and bank think 3 cust service people are adequate for 30 people in >line... > >> 9) In bars > >I'm sure some do > >> 10) In retail stores > >Never heard of it > >> 11) In boats (scares the fish) > >;-) > >> 12) Pretty much anywhere that isn't your house or the middle of a farm >> field. >> >> There, that should do it... >> >> Then you're living room will be the only place for the cell phone, except >> then >> we can just use our wire phones, and quit paying $40 a month or whatever >> for >> something that will be next to useless anyway, while people figure out >> something else to get ****ed about. >> >> This **** just never ends. > >It's pretty clear to me that cell phone use *does* need some regulation as >common sense just ain't cutting it. We've all had close encounters -- or >worse -- with cell phone-impaired drivers; we've all been disturbed by LOUD >TALKERS in the middle of the bookstore or church or movies. > >I use my cell phone with the idea that my doing so is more a privilege in >the company of others than a right; i.e. I'll excuse myself to take a call >if I'm in a restaurant... I'll keep my voice at personal conversational >level in other public places. I use a hands-free in the car and will >continue to do so until the law allows otherwise. > >brink Other than a movie or the libraray, people talking on cell phones don't bother me a bit. I figure that anyone ought to be able to talk on a cell phone in any place that they can talk to a person standing or sitting beside them. I don't really see any difference. I think people need to lighten up and not try to control everything as far as they can see. Dave Head |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:01:38 -0600, "brink" > wrote:
> >"Dave Head" > wrote in message >news >> Aw, hell, lets just ban cell phones everywhere that it annoys someone, >> such as: >> >> 1) In cars > >It's been done in many places Only for the driver. >> 2) In movie theaters > >Inside the theater itself, this SHOULD BE the policy! Only in the auditorium. Was at one where they wanted you to turn it off. I didn't, as I had it on buzz, and had I received a call, I'd have just walked out into the hallway. >> 3) In restaruants > >Quite a few restaurants do Doesn't make any sense to me. Why should anyone care? >> 4) In railroad trains > >Never heard of it The Virginia Railway Express commuter trains into and out of DC have a "quiet car" where you can't talk on cell phones. >> 5) In airplanes > >They are for the duration of the flight and taxiing Only for technical, safety of flight reasons. >> 6) In shopping malls > >Never heard of it No, but someone will think of it eventually! <G> >> 7) On sidewalks > >Never heard of it Nope, me either. But some places have or are trying to ban smoking on sidewalks, which is also pretty 'round the bend in terms of personal freedom in my opinion. Can cell phones not be next? >> 8) In any kind of line > >Post office and banks are cracking down on cell phone use in line. This >will probably make me sound like an arrogant jerk, but on the *few* times I >wait on queue in a bank or post office, I do not obey this ban. I keep my >voice *very* low and hang up when it's time to do business. I'm not about >to cut off communication, however, while I wait 15 minutes because the post >office and bank think 3 cust service people are adequate for 30 people in >line... Yep, Roger that. Its another situation that I'm just mystified about. Why should people have to stand there silent? And if they can talk to someone beside them, how is that different than talking to someone across town on the cell phone? >> 9) In bars > >I'm sure some do Never go into any, so I'm not familiar... >> 10) In retail stores > >Never heard of it Me either - I think if I watch the news, I'll probably see where someplace has done so. Here's a legislator that was thinking of doing it: http://www.textually.org/textually/a.../10/010362.htm Here's a bookstore that did: http://www.twentysomething.com/daileyca.htm >> 11) In boats (scares the fish) > >;-) <G> Dave Head >> 12) Pretty much anywhere that isn't your house or the middle of a farm >> field. >> >> There, that should do it... >> >> Then you're living room will be the only place for the cell phone, except >> then >> we can just use our wire phones, and quit paying $40 a month or whatever >> for >> something that will be next to useless anyway, while people figure out >> something else to get ****ed about. >> >> This **** just never ends. > >It's pretty clear to me that cell phone use *does* need some regulation as >common sense just ain't cutting it. We've all had close encounters -- or >worse -- with cell phone-impaired drivers; we've all been disturbed by LOUD >TALKERS in the middle of the bookstore or church or movies. >I use my cell phone with the idea that my doing so is more a privilege in >the company of others than a right; i.e. I'll excuse myself to take a call >if I'm in a restaurant... I'll keep my voice at personal conversational >level in other public places. I use a hands-free in the car and will >continue to do so until the law allows otherwise. > >brink > |
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Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
: > On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:16:44 GMT, Dave Head > wrote: > >>Other than a movie or the libraray, people talking on cell phones >>don't bother me a bit. I figure that anyone ought to be able to talk >>on a cell phone in any place that they can talk to a person standing >>or sitting beside them. I don't really see any difference. > > I think the problem comes in because the types of conversations people > have when they're on cell phones are quite different than the ones > they have with a person sitting next to them. I was at the train > station the other day, sitting on the bench next to a 20-something who > was talking to his SO on his cell phone. She apparently was having > some trouble hearing him, because he would literally repeat every > sentence twice. The conversation went something like this: > > "So what's for dinner?" > "What are we having for dinner?" > "Uh huh." > "Uh huh." > "So did you talk to Sarah?" > "Did you ever talk to Sarah?" > "What did she say?" > "What did Sarah say?" > > That got REALLY old after a while. > > And then there are the people that SHOUT when they talk on a cell > phone. If they could talk in a normal tone and volume, maybe people > wouldn't mind so much (or even notice). One restaurant I frequent,some folks go into the restroom to use their CP,because of the high noise level in the main room,and then they tie up the stall while they yak,while others wait to USE the facilities. Perhaps the concept of the old-time phone booth should make a comeback. (BYO phone!) since the "cone-of-silence" hasn't been invented yet. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:26:27 -0700, Scott en Aztlán >
wrote: >On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:16:44 GMT, Dave Head > wrote: > >>Other than a movie or the libraray, people talking on cell phones don't bother >>me a bit. I figure that anyone ought to be able to talk on a cell phone in any >>place that they can talk to a person standing or sitting beside them. I don't >>really see any difference. > >I think the problem comes in because the types of conversations people >have when they're on cell phones are quite different than the ones >they have with a person sitting next to them. I was at the train >station the other day, sitting on the bench next to a 20-something who >was talking to his SO on his cell phone. She apparently was having >some trouble hearing him, because he would literally repeat every >sentence twice. The conversation went something like this: > >"So what's for dinner?" >"What are we having for dinner?" >"Uh huh." >"Uh huh." >"So did you talk to Sarah?" >"Did you ever talk to Sarah?" >"What did she say?" >"What did Sarah say?" > >That got REALLY old after a while. I'm real good at ignoring this sort of stuff. Of course, its part of my philosophy of giving people as much freedom to do what they want, and hoping for the same in return, so I can do what I want. I think if more people did that, we'd be able to get more stuff done without such a hassle. >And then there are the people that SHOUT when they talk on a cell >phone. Yeah. But then again, that's just misusing the phone. Not sure how to reach such people to give them training that they _don't_ have t raise their voices - the microphone will hear them just fine. This used to be a problem with customers of the 2-way radio sales and service I used to work for as a tech. Every now and then we'd have to let people know that it's better to speak in a normal voice. >If they could talk in a normal tone and volume, maybe people >wouldn't mind so much (or even notice). Yep, and their call would be just as clear on the other end, if not moreso. Dave Head |
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Dave Head > wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:01:38 -0600, "brink" > wrote: > > > Other than a movie or the libraray, people talking on cell phones don't > bother me a bit. I figure that anyone ought to be able to talk on a cell phone in > any place that they can talk to a person standing or sitting beside them. I > don't really see any difference. I think people need to lighten up and not try to > control everything as far as they can see. One of my pet peeves with cell phone users if when I am second or third in line, such as to check into a hotel or order some food at a fast food joint and the person who is being helped is juggling between talking to the cashier or clerk and someone on her cell phone and the clerk is waiting for a response to a question why the person blabs on the phone. This slows everyone else up and this kind of situation seems to happen more and more frequently. I don't mind of people talk on cell phones in restaurants as long as they are not my dining companions and they do not talk excessively loud. I really hate it when I am dining with just one other person and they take time out of our conversation to talk on their cell phone, but I forgive if its an emergency. |
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"Shawn Hirn" > wrote in message ... > > I don't mind of people talk on cell phones in restaurants as long as > they are not my dining companions and they do not talk excessively loud. > I really hate it when I am dining with just one other person and they > take time out of our conversation to talk on their cell phone, but I > forgive if its an emergency. Next time someone rudely takes a non-emergency phone call at dinner with you, here's what you do: grab the phone and throw it in their soup. It works every time. ;-) brink |
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