Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Put your hands on the wheel

So today the new hands-free cell phone law went into effect. I hope they start giving out lots and lots of tickets! But I wish they also would have make the law a bit stricter. Apparently, it's still OK to text message, and play games, and surf the web, and prepare elaborate meals, and whatever else people do on cell bananas these days.

The real problem is that people on phones are thinking about what they're hearing and not what they're seeing. I know I do that. If I'm on the phone and I have a computer open in front of me or a knitting project or a book, I can't really concentrate on either. Reaction time is slower. I guess I'm from a different generation. I guess I'm old!

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