tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post5011032543404817001..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Must you really take that call?carmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-18111035412359026072009-06-07T09:25:06.781-04:002009-06-07T09:25:06.781-04:00Hello Carmi!
I think ego has something to do with ...Hello Carmi!<br />I think ego has something to do with this. Most people feel that they are good drivers; therefore they think they can handle the distraction of the cell phone while driving, even though they know the potential consequences.<br />I also agree with anonymous, that "It's the fault of an inexperienced driver."<br />How sad is it that we need to have laws put in place to protect us from our own stupidity and inexperience (or that of others)?<br /><br />TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-56586561814023227592009-06-06T21:52:26.721-04:002009-06-06T21:52:26.721-04:00boo-hoo-hoo. somebody died and it's all the fa...boo-hoo-hoo. somebody died and it's all the fault of the cell phone.<br />Actually , it's all the fault of an inexperienced driver.<br />Whether you are 17 or 70, you are going to have to deal with distractions, with unforseen cicumstances, with unexpected situations.<br />I am a professional transport driver, and I am more experienced, and a better driver then I was five years ago.Five years ago I was a better driver than I was ten years ago. I hope I am a better driver five years from now than I am today.I learn something new every day. I have to rewrite my licence every five years, and the last time I wrote it, there was a stupid dumpy fat little girl who complained to her mother, " I got six wrong this time". Gee, how many did she get wrong last time, or the time before.But we all know she would get her licence and be on the road next to your family sooner or later. If she doesn't have her cell phone turned on, do you feel any safer?<br />And yes. I know there are bad truck drivers out there, this is probably a result of lax regulations to hire those inexperienced people who take the bad jobs that those with standards don't want.<br />While cell phones are distracting, so is a Tim Hortons coffee, or putting on make up, or eating burgers or soup, or reading a fully unfolded newspaper, or doing a crossword puzzle. And looking at your in-dash navigation system instead of the road isn't really that bright of an idea either.<br />Until the licencing system is toughened and enforced, don't fault the thing that distracts instead of those distracted.<br /><br /><br />Cam Wooly Booly<br />( Mati told Hati 'bout that thing she saw. It was a big ol' monster with a wooly jaw.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-55921168522246445442009-06-06T19:47:36.681-04:002009-06-06T19:47:36.681-04:00I was wearing my halo Thursday ... Was heading bac...I was wearing my halo Thursday ... Was heading back from the place I was visiting through work when about 10 minutes after leaving, my mobile rang. That's kinda close to the time it takes for someone to discover that you've left something behind ... (which is something I get paranoid about)<br /><br />But I kept my halo, I left the motorway (freeway/interstate) to get parked before returning the call. Meant I got a few more minutes tagged as work time too :-)<br /><br />(think it was a callcentre, couldn't get an answer on trying to ring them back)<br /><br />Using a mobile when driving is hellishly dangerous ... When high concentration is needed anyway cos of the other idiots on the road, spending some on a mobile is a recipe for dents.Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-86385669877318721982009-06-06T17:41:20.519-04:002009-06-06T17:41:20.519-04:00We need to go the way of Newfoundland and ban the ...We need to go the way of Newfoundland and ban the damn things while driving. <br /><br />I like the word temerity.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-67973209601267027532009-06-06T15:57:04.260-04:002009-06-06T15:57:04.260-04:00I will never know why a phone call can't wait,...I will never know why a phone call can't wait, sadly some people are unbelievably impatient. The world won't end if they don't pick up the call... I can't imagine how they managed before the invention of the mobile (cell) phone!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-6609092905757604492009-06-06T13:00:36.736-04:002009-06-06T13:00:36.736-04:00Its a law now in California..no handheld phones wh...Its a law now in California..no handheld phones while driving. People still ignore it though. Most of the time I can tell when someone is using their phone. They drive slower than the flow of traffic and tend to want to be in my lane too. I can't believe people text while driving. How stupid is that? Nothing is that important to lose one's life over. Let voice mail take the call and take care of the matter later. So much self importance.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-52659757355987584222009-06-06T09:13:14.655-04:002009-06-06T09:13:14.655-04:00I have talked on my cell phone before I realised h...I have talked on my cell phone before I realised how incredibly stupid it was but now, no, not at all. I have seen people texting on the phone while driving, that really is crazy.<br /><br />Even at home I don't always answer the phone, people get really irritated with me, and I tell them my phone is for my convenience and if it's inconvenient for me to answer at this moment then I don't answer. I dont' feel compelled to do so just because it rang.<br /><br />I also turn the ringer of a lot.<br /><br />Excellent post as usual Carmi<br /><br />BreezeCarolyn R. Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529999558075983828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-48588378751636349422009-06-06T09:01:45.234-04:002009-06-06T09:01:45.234-04:00I so wish we would get the same law in NC. When m...I so wish we would get the same law in NC. When my adult children are traveling, I waver between wanting to call them and envisioning them looking over to find their cell phone, away from the traffic. My husband is addicted to his phone also, and many times has had to slam on brakes because he was distracted by a ringing phone or cell phone conversation. Heart attack city.<br /><br />I also agree with the contention that when someone answers a phone while in conversation with someone in person, they are saying, "You are less important than ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE CALLING ME!"<br /><br />Great post, Carmi.Mamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702758010419552137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-7317812946068601862009-06-06T06:50:07.784-04:002009-06-06T06:50:07.784-04:00no use of handhelds in car allowed in uk (except w...no use of handhelds in car allowed in uk (except when parked)rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1890344261643671242009-06-06T00:55:35.571-04:002009-06-06T00:55:35.571-04:00i am guilty as charged
but thanks to kind folks l...i am guilty as charged <br />but thanks to kind folks like you I will think about it before i grab for it next timeDavid Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-60521023975079865792009-06-06T00:38:38.239-04:002009-06-06T00:38:38.239-04:00Let's not forget seatbelt use also. Excellent ...Let's not forget seatbelt use also. Excellent post Carmi.b13https://www.blogger.com/profile/04579126816328421810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-83603357502184448072009-06-06T00:02:43.813-04:002009-06-06T00:02:43.813-04:00In 1998, I was living in France and didn't yet...In 1998, I was living in France and didn't yet have a cell phone. However, a local politician was killed in a car accident that year. She'd been talking on her cell phone. <br /><br />I got a cell phone in early 2000, but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've used it in the car. <br /><br />My point is, this woman's death was a wake-up call for me, even though I wasn't even using the technology at the time. How many more people have to die before we all "get it"?<br /><br />There's so much more I could say here, but I'm going to refrain, because your post hit a nerve and I need to calm down.Alisonhttp://alithinks.comnoreply@blogger.com