There are some crazy idiots on cellphones out there.  Just while driving to and from lunch, I saw 4 people on cellphones do outrageously stupid things.  First, a guy just sailed straight through a red light like it was green, didn’t even tap the brake.  Then a woman in the Book People parking lot nearly got into a head-on collision with me because she wasn’t paying attention, then a woman in the same Book People parking lot cut me off, completely oblivious because of her, I’m sure, totally engrossing conversation, then a woman pulled out of a parking garage, right in front of me.  The culprit, you guessed it, a cell phone.  It seemed every person I saw was on a cell phone.  They need to outlaw those damn things while driving!  I think cell phones are the single worst invention of the 20th century.

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Comments

Tim

2005-02-02T21:30:46.000Z

well more or less:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=463588

tarv

2005-02-03T14:41:25.000Z

Are you sure?  I mean, I see your point and all, but what about the H-bomb?  Or any bomb for that matter?  Or guns?  Or H2’s?  Now that you mention it, the 20th was quite the century for dangerous inventions. 

-t

Jeff

2005-02-03T21:11:23.000Z

It’s worth considering that a good number or drivers period are either morons, assholes or both, cellphone use notwithstanding. I see people try to run cars off the road, blaze through red lights and generally make asses of themselves in their cars every day without the aid of a cell phone. It’s easy to pin stupid vehicular behavior on the phones… such an optimist that Julie, assuming that these folks would all be courteous and responsible driving citizens if it weren’t for those damn mobiles!

Tim

2005-02-03T21:47:17.000Z

when we arrest them. Just because they’re a bad driver, doesn’t mean it’s acceptable for them to get on a cell phone. Nor does it change the fact that cell phones affect people like drinking. There are some people who are fantastic at drinking and driving, and talking and driving, but this doesn’t mean that they don’t have less of a reaction time.

tarv

2005-02-04T00:38:50.000Z

Don’t we have this discussion about once a year?  I think last time it was via email.