Re: Cell phone safety wild hare

P. Roehling wrote:
That's a pretty big downside. Who is going to unilaterally ban the use
of
cell phones in all moving vehicles because some drivers are irresponsible?

Given the opportunity, *I* would. So would a lot of other riders who've had
close calls -pun intended- with brain-dead drivers who were involved in
animated phone conversations.


I dodge 'em daily. I fully support any ban on cell phone use while
driving. I still have a problem with restricting a large segment of
legitimate users because of the actions of some boneheads.

John

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