charles

and say Im sorry I didnt know you were talking to me … or making a order or getting info from the 411 operator? Want a pound of ham or the storebaked … put it down and relax life is abitch and than the phone rings…
What u wanna big cup or a lb of tater salad?
love ya all but take off your hats while you shop and stick the phone up your ass!

More than the driving/safety issue, I would like to hear from a qualified shrink and/or sociologist who knows why Americans (everyone?) can't go more than five minutes without talking on the telephone. We've all overheard the conversations on trains, in supermarkets, in restaurants and stores. World peace is never at stake; major business deals are seldom taking place. What on earth is so important that we can no longer eat dinner, drive a car or shop for groceries without gabbing on the phone?

Holding the handset is not the problem. Having conversations slows reaction time. So if two or more people are in a car, and a cop sees one of them talking, better pull them over.

Interestingly, one of the studies made the comparison that a teen talking on a cell phone has reaction times as bad as a 70-year-old. Hmmmm….

From the coverage: "Cell phone records show a series of text messages, one was sent from the phone belonging to the driver, Bailey Goodman, at 10:05:52 pm. A reply was sent to her phone at 10:06:29. Twenty-eight seconds later, a passerby called 911 to report the accident that had instantly killed Bailey and her four friends. He said he had seen the accident but it took him seconds to pull off the thruway safely to make the call."

Anything that will make people more attentive to the road should be applauded. If you have the phone being held up with one hand, it means you only have 1 on the wheel, in the event of an emergency maneuver you are much less likely to do so if you only have one hand. By using the bluetooth, everyone will be able to talk all they want while still being in full control of the vehicle.

I do agree with you on the fact that this is no different than eating, putting on make-up or whatever, but I believe more people talk on their phones 1000 times more than the others combined so this law will make a difference.

Again, just like the parking meters, pay for the time you won't get a ticket. Put on your bluetooth and you won't get a ticket, its that easy. Besides the cost of the things have come down so much it really isn't an issue, I remember my first one was nearly $200, now you can get one that is 10 times better for around $35 bucks, if you don't want to spend that much just use a wired version, they come free with most phones.

While I am not concerned with who makes money off this, etc. I do want to take the measures necessary to make the roads safer for drivers and pedestrians and this is a step in the right direction.

"As used in this act, "hands-free wireless telephone" means a mobile telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a conversation without the use of either hand; provided, however, this definition shall not preclude the use of either hand to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of the telephone."

BUT I CAN STILL PUT LIPSTICK ON, MY HUSBAND CAN STILL SHAVE, AND I CAN SMOKE A CIG WHILE DRINKING AND EVEN POURING A CUP OF COFFEE? i CAN STILL FUMBLE WITH A BIG MAC AND A DRINK OF SODA AT THE SAME TIME. HECK I CAN EVEN WATCH TV IF I WANTED TO.

I have a blue tooth so I dont care much about this law. But for goodness sake who benefits from this law? The wireless bluetooth tech folks, thats who. More sales means more lobbying cash for the politicians from verizon, sprint, omnipoint and the likes of em.