Re: 30 days in the hole [was: I ate a sandwich in a car inthe

["Bruce Aukerman" <Bruce@mannlawfirm.com>]

>>> Orin Eman <orin@WOLFENET.com> 08/22/98 03:31PM >>>
Hmm...

>So if we can think of a tragic example of the 18 wheeler killing someone
it's OK?<

I would prefer not to, but, do as you wish.  My point, which you seem to have missed,
dealt with relative risk.   

>Cellphone use while driving is unsafe period.<

With a hands free phone I would guess it to be no more dangerous
than having a conversation in the car with a passenger.  In my opinion, if you know how to 
drive neither increases the risk of an accident more than a nominal risk---relatively speaking.  
Now, knowing how to drive necessarily encompasses having the mental ability
to judge what is and is not "dangerous" in a given circumstance.  So, it goes back
to judgment.   

>It is getting to be that almost 100% of the time during the day that
you see someone doing something unsafe or dangerous, they have a cellphone
glued to their ear.  Maybe it is different where you drive.  Not here
in the Seattle area.<

And these people drive safely when not on the phone?  Very doubtful.

Orin.