On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 12:36:37AM -0800, Linux Rocks ! wrote: >still .... I hate seeing people using cell phones while driving large heavy >machines.... twiddler requires a bit more concentration than cell phones....
The problem is NOT people talking on cell phones while driving. The problem is drivers who do not give the task at hand the appropriate level of attention. Some people have problems doing this *WITHOUT* cell-phones. I mostly type while stopped at a light, etc. Mostly I do it while on the interstate, where it's straight and there's little to no traffic... Our other car is an Audi. I describe the color as "Holy shit that's yellow", because that's what I thought when I first saw the car... We've been rear-ended in it twice -- both times at stoplights. One time, the woman behind us had already stopped, but then started paying attention to her child in the back seat. The other time the person was just zoning, thinking traffic was moving until it was too late to completely stop behind us. So, are cell phones the real problem? Sean -- Total strangers need love, too; and I'm stranger than most. Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> tummy.com - Linux Consulting since 1995. Qmail, KRUD, Firewalls, Python
