Re: Cell phones while riding



Gooserider wrote:
:: "Ken C. M." <kencmjr-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
:: news:V8-dnRo3vfl4Mc7ZnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
::: joseph.santaniello@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
:::: Hi All,
::::
:::: Around here in Norway cell-phone "market penetration" is about
:::: 98%. On club rides it seems like it is 99.9%. I hate having a cell
:::: phone on a ride. Part of riding is getting away. If I'm on a 5
:::: hour ride, I'm on a 5 hour ride. What do I need to know that can't
:::: wait til I'm finished? I only ever bring one when I am riding
:::: alone on my MTB and my wife insists. She is concerened that I will
:::: crash and succumb to hypothermia lying in the woods someplace.
::::
:::: What's it like in other parts of the world? Does "everyone" on club
:::: rides bring a phone? Do people answer calls while riding in a
:::: group?
::::
:::: Joseph
::::
:::
::: As all my riding is done solo, to get away from it all, I do bring
::: my cell phone with me. If I get run off the road and am hurt, but
::: able to use the phone, in my opinion it may just save my life.
:::
:::
:: I always carry one in case of an accident. I never use it while
:: riding, and it's usually turned off.

Ditto.


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