Driving and Using a Cell Phone

May 13, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized |

This past week I was in Savannah and I had the privilege of driving 20 miles per hour behind a young woman talking on the cell phone. It was last year that the Tennessee legislature was talking about banning cell phones while you are driving. If you get a call while you are driving , pull over at a convenient and safe spot and have your conversation. Driving a vehicle is enough responsibility. Remember that there are others on the road. You risk injury and death to yourself, your passengers, and the other drivers and their passengers. Some of these people even have text messaging while they drive. So I say to our legislature that they should put together a law concerning cell phone usage while driving. Hands free operation will be a topic of conversation I’m sure. My attitude on this is keeping a close attention to the other drivers. When you follow someone for eighteen miles while they talk on the phone traveling 20 miles per hour, you realize that an accident could happen at any time. This woman had no idea how slow she was driving because she was busy talking to someone about something that could have waited just a few minutes when she was safely stopped. I do believe that the cell phone should be in the car for emergency and GPS. Your replies are welcome and we will be sure to print them online. Thank you for reading and enjoy your week.

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