What do people with cell-phones do when they terminate a call in a rage? Hanging up with force was a satisfying way of punctuating a distasteful call. Do people shove their cell phones into their pockets with great emphasis?
I'm sure everyone who still says "gee" and "haw" still use that expression.
Originally, the typing class in school was "typewriting." Manual typewriters, too. But when was the last time you saw a typewriter?
I have mixed thoughts about cell phones--or more correctly, smart phones--in cars. I see a fair number of accidents in my commute, nearly all minor. But I'm certain that none are caused by cell phone use. As far as the distraction in having a conversation on a cell phone while you're driving, it's no different than a conversation with a passenger, maybe even less so. Actually holding the phone might be a distraction, though. But the ones staring at their little screen when the traffic is stopped are often still staring at it when it starts moving again. No, I believe all those accidents I see are because of aggressive driving, mainly tailgating, and nearly always in the left-hand lane of a "dual carriageway" parkway. I live in an area with a lot of Type A personalities and everyone is in a hurry. Commuting is a competitive activity, sometimes adjudicated. Obeying the speed limit is not tolerated, but that goes along with the general moral decline these days when anyone obeying the law is considered to be a fool. The funny thing is that now everyone drives in the left-hand lane and only uses the right-hand lane for passing.
Not only that, but with traffic noises, engine noises, and whatever might be coming out of the car stereo, people are often focused more on trying to hear what the person on the other end of the call is saying because the volume on their cell/smart phone will only go so high.I disagree. Having a cell phone conversation is a much more involved process than a conversation with a live passenger.
When your partner is on the phone, you are doing a lot of visualizing, and concentrating harder on what you can't see. That takes more focus away from the task of driving...
I have zero cell phone conversations when I'm driving, in-depth or otherwise. Actually, unless I'm expecting a specific call, I rarely have cell phone conversations unless I'm at home. I'm not mentioning this because I think I'm better than anyone else or because I'm such a conscientious or law-abiding citizen; I just hate phones....I try not to have in-depth cell phone conversations when I'm driving. It takes me out of what I am supposed to be doing, and I am a car and driving enthusiast.
I don't even like to have conversations with another person in the car when I'm driving. Especially not with my mother.
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I just hate phones.
I don't even like to have conversations with another person in the car when I'm driving. Especially not with my mother.
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I had to drive my mother to a lot of doctor appointments during her final years. I got where I could mostly tune her out. I am the type, if someone cuts me off, my road rage consist of me using a choice word or two, then it is over, and I feel fine, basically a momentary on switch. My mother would always escalate the situation to the point that I was still arguing with her thirty minutes later! My dad on the other hand, my learning to drive consisted going to an empty parking lot, putting the car in gear, driving around in a couple of circles, then he said, "OK lets go home," and I proceeded to drive us all the way home! Must have worked, I passed the written test by only one point, but passed the driving part with a perfect score!I couldn't drive with my mother when I was learning -- the constant stream of anxious babble was intolerable. I had to go practicing with one of our neighbors, and was still so nerved up from my experiences with Ma that I flunked the test three times before I finally passed. To this day I tense up whenever I take my mother anywhere.
I'm almost positive the purpose of a red light camera is to produce revenue and some are timed so as to increase the revenue.