[Spridgets] Cell phones and cars, you are missing the point

[Wm. Severin Thompson]

Don't s'pose anyone criticizing cell phone using drivers are smokers, are
they? 


-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
David Lieb
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:38 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Cell phones and cars, you are missing the point

> The thing that puts us at risk seems to be the cell phone
> conversation itself not the handheld vs. handsfree.

I agree 100%. I will also maintain that some people are more capable of 
safely holding a conversation while driving than others. However, the more 
time one spends doing both simultaneously, the higher the chance of having 
the law of averages catch up to us. How many of us are innocent of having 
caused a cell-phone-related accident more by luck than skill? I guess we are

better than the average bear simply because it is difficult to conduct a 
meaningful conversation in a top-down Spridget ;-) Thanks to Ron, I am 
making the conscious decision to minimize my cell usage while driving. I 
would like to think I do not HAVE to make all the mistakes in life myself 
(although I think I have made a substantial dent in them).
David Lieb