>>How can you tell just by following a driver who is using his cell phone in one hand that he is a master at driving while talking in his cell phone? I don't talk just about those who wave from left to right while driving or the ones who can't signal their intention in turning, I'm talking about the majority of driver's that will have a longer reaction time (because they are focused on their cell phone) if a hazard come suddently ahead of them. How can you tell that a person will react in time?
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>Fair question, but it applies to every distraction in the car, not just cell phones. I'm just as worried about the woman putting on makeup and the guy eating breakfast and the mom dealing with little kids in the back.
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>A law focused only on cell phones doesn't do enough, and we already have the law that covers the whole category. That was my point.
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>Tamar

On our last car phoning rant (I think) I mentioned a guy in Ontario who was picked up by the OPP for COOKING his brekky in the car, on his way up to his cottage on the lakes!

In the UK they have either already made, or are about to make, smoking in the car illegal. Now THAT is a bad'n'. Dropping the butt between the legs whilst doing 70, or going to flick it out the window but it sticks to the fingers and ends up back in he car ... somewhere. I can agree with that one.