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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:31 PM Original message |
Poll question: Who thinks they can drive safely while using a hand held cell phone? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. There is no way. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. next time, try having just one phone call at a time. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Look, I have to drive on seven hills and one way streets |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
201. yes, for me, it's not holding the phone that's the problem; it's that the conversation takes my mind |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. There are times when it's relatively safe. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. it's not about the hands being occupied - |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
44. Interesting claim. All us pilots wear them. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. Let me know when it's normal for pilots to fly within 20' of ten other planes. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Let me know when cars are going 400 mph. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Fine. Adjust for speed. Make it 160 feet. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. That's as wide as a runway. There are planes sitting right next to it. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. "sitting"?? At 400 mph?? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Airplanes don't have brakes. Why are you being so fucking obtuse? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #85 |
99. Just who the fuck said they did? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #99 |
107. Ignored |
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LBJDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 01:32 AM Response to Reply #107 |
229. Hahahahhahahahahah |
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BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
141. I've been a certificated mechanic for over twenty years |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. While driving 70 mph on a busy freeway? nt |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
92. While talking to somebody about your hair appointment? |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
120. But pilots aren't gabbing away, having chatty conversations, arguing with their kids, etc - |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. I certainly agree with your observation that there are a lot of shitty drivers. |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #120 |
125. I know a lot of people who when talking to a passenger in the car |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #125 |
137. Agree that a driver that has to look at whoever s/he's talking to is terrifying. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #125 |
218. Told 1 of those that bad manners of killing someone are worse than not looking at them when talking. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
169. Isn't wearing headsets an important part of being a pilot? Don't you have to communicate with the |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #169 |
187. Yeah. Everyone knows that drivers are just talking to Ground Traffic Control! |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. Wait... just to be sure... I'm not an idiot... right? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #188 |
189. Not that I've noticed. But we all have the potential. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #189 |
190. Oh good. However, there are times I have exceeded my potential! |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
212. Auto-pilot. Co-pilots. Radar. Alarms that warn of impending disasters. Cars don't have those |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 12:42 AM Response to Reply #212 |
226. I don't know where to start on this. Pilots gab to each other on the radios and there are |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm usually an extremely attentive driver, but... |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. In my experience, cell phone is worse. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've done it before but I usually make it quick. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. It only takes riding with someone using a hand held cell phone to |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Hands free might be safer but you cannot concentrate on driving if you are |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. You may be right on that, but talking hands free seems like it |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. The difference I see is that when I'm on the phone, I am constantly forming images in my mind, where |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
102. A huge componant of conversations is non-verbal - |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
114. You want proof? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Not Encountering Another Driver for 50 Miles? In Illinois? |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
191. Yah, I've been there. I meant not encounter a curve in Illinois. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm very carefull when driving and calling. I only use the camera phone sparingly. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. Whoever invented cell phones should be shot |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Let's start with the Brainiac that made OnStar a built-in option. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. you mean, OnSpy? |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. Onstar saved my life. |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 01:28 AM Response to Reply #35 |
228. OnStar story. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. Aviation hazards? Those towers are about 150 feet high. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #46 |
87. Yes |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #87 |
112. "pro-cell"?? Is that like being "pro-car"? |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. well... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #115 |
122. Crop dusting is a dangerous occupation anyway. |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 01:49 AM Response to Reply #122 |
231. And wires are a dangerous obstacle to helicopters. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wow, a cell-phone bashing thread. What a refreshingly original and bold stance. Good for you |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Not bashing cell phones, just idiots who use them while driving... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. well, according to this thread, anyone who thinks they can use a phone safely is a dangerous idiot |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Using it "safely" by yakking while trying to drive? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I've been in one accident, where another drive ran the stop sign. That's it |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Can't argue with that. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
58. You do not understand the factors in play |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. I have no problem doing it, and neither do plenty of Americans. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. And you do not seem to be listening to me |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #79 |
90. according to you, driving itself impairs driving |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #90 |
117. Lots of things can impair your concentration |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #117 |
171. Quote all the science you want... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #171 |
176. Wait a minute! I am pretty sure I can find a verse |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #79 |
172. That's very clear to me. I can't decently interact with someone on the phone if |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #58 |
131. I have to disagree.. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
74. I drive and talk all the time. I've never been close to being |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. exactly |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Ah, so you have a special brain? |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #84 |
104. Question: How long do you have to drive with a cell phone accident free ..... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #104 |
121. See the studies I posted above |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:26 PM Original message |
I've avoided SEVERAL accidents due to other drivers running lights and stop signs. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
100. As have I've even run off the road to avoid a collision. But you can't dodge them all |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #100 |
118. I don't think it's a 'waste,' but |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
106. But were they talking on the cellphone? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Take your personal attacks and shove 'em up your ass. Duuuuude. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. What? How was that a personal attack? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
221. Well, duh.... and pray tell, what's wrong with stating such an obvious fact? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. Only when I'm drunk. n/t |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Talking on a cell phone while driving drunk killed a St Louis Cardinal baseball player |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm a so-so driver when I'm on my phone |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. I use the speaker phone if I get a call in the car. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. My husband calls me when he is driving and I tell |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am a frequent pedestrian. I have one thing to say: |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Funny thing: If you asked 'em, they'd probably say they were an above average driver. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. So I've been driving for 6 years now, 2 without a cell phone. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I hope you checked the organ donor box on your driver's license. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Done. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. That's probably why highway fatalities are DOUBLE the rate for 20-something drivers. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #68 |
88. Natural selection. |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
132. I was hit by a driver on a cell phone last week! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #132 |
158. I'm finding that being on foot in a parking lot these days is a life-threatening situation. |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #158 |
214. I usually enjoy your posts... |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. No way. |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. Nope. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Its not even a case of it being a hand held |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
101. I would even suggest that hands free use is MORE dangerous, because |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. Nope. Anyone answering "yes" is kidding themselves. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Anyone who answerers "I can do it" is full of SHIT! |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I answered that way and I am not full of shit. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. To cover the people with ignorance it has to be. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. So I'm not necessarily full of shit, just ignorant? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. Like I said ignorance. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
83. Not many bikes or pedestrians but there can be a lot of planes. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Thats what I thought. NT |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
96. Good point. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
144. You forgot race car drivers |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. They aren't using them to chat |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. I don't disagree. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Oh please. |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. No, I definately can't, and neither can anyone else! nt |
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alkaline9 (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. I can do it with no problems. I assure you I'm NOT full of shit... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I know...really. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Sorry but it does impair your ability |
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alkaline9 (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. While I do not disagree with your points, I disagree about... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Taking your mind off teh road is impairing your ability to drive |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. I'd say the real issue is using your HAND to hold the damn thing against your ear. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Back seat chatting can establish eye contact from time to time |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #63 |
134. "Back seat chatting can establish eye contact from time to time" |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #134 |
143. No, I think its dangerous because studies show it to be so |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. So do you listen to the radio in the car? Have a soda? A bottle of water? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Passive versus active activities |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #61 |
80. I talk to myself all the time while I drive. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. Its not a question of whether some can or cannot do it |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:23 PM Original message |
Some people just don't get it - |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
94. You must listen to classical. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Playing games with statistics |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. Whatever happened to personal responsibility? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #105 |
123. I have studied neurology |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. I will answer and talk but no trying to dial...I stop for that. |
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NightHawk63 (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. Definitely not on my bike :) (nt) |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
50. Yes. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
66. Judging by both anecdotal and scientific evidence, nobody can. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
67. I use an earbud |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
71. I talk, text, use my laptop while driving. Has never been a problem. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #71 |
111. Yet. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #71 |
174. You text and use your laptop? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
72. Regardless of whether or not I can, I choose not to |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
76. This was on Mythbusters |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Kudos to you, thats what a normal person would do. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #76 |
147. You'd think that anyone whose life was so important that they just had to talk on their cell phone . |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
81. some people can't drive as it is |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #81 |
91. lol. so true. n/t |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #91 |
142. come watch people drive in SF |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
93. Interesting results... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #93 |
103. Agreed. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #103 |
130. Me too, I learned from being a dumbass... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #93 |
200. Well said! I've read of studies of US and Swedish drivers, and most |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
95. Drive? Drive?? Some people can't even walk anywhere without a cell phone. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
175. Bwwwwaaaaahhhhh !!!!!!!! **snort** I love the subject line! |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
98. depends on where I am |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
109. Never! I need both hands free for my corn dog and co-cola! |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
110. I think I could putt safely. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
113. my husband does it often and well. i do not. i do it seldom, too. |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
119. I got a $350 speeding ticket because of a ditz on a cell phone. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #119 |
126. a two lane freeway? In California? |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. When did I say it was 2 lanes? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. I just had my bullshit detector calibrated. It's working very well. |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. That's a good one! |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #128 |
163. Obviously not. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #127 |
139. I drive in the CA Bay Area ...If the freeway was jam-packed |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #139 |
178. In Los Angeles traffic, the speeds vary like crazy! I've gotten to where I just hate driving. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #119 |
145. At one time I'd try to pass such a driver, too. Now, when I find myself confronted by such idiocy .. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
133. The Talking/Driving Part Is Way Easy For Me. |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. I dont' have a cell phone.. Too many people know how to reach me already :) |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. I Have Mine Off All Of The Time Unless I'm Calling My Wife. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. I spent too many years wearing a beeper - now I LIKE being in a situation where people can't bug me! |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #138 |
166. "Even for stupid, inconsequential crap" |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
140. What EVER happened to common sense ? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
146. you arrogant assholes who think you can |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #146 |
149. Guess reading my email on a palm |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #146 |
153. I might be |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. you'll think differently when one of your friends is killed |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #155 |
159. I guess the point was completely missed |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #159 |
179. some people claim they can drive fine with a few drinks |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #179 |
181. point taken |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
150. I am |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #150 |
151. So ....um... I take it you have a strong position on this issue? |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #151 |
157. Yep. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #150 |
154. You have my sympathy for that, sir. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #154 |
162. The guy |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #162 |
170. The hardest things we have to face as humans is the dire consequences of our own arrogance. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. "A man's got to know his limitations." - Harry Callahan n/t |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #150 |
185. Two stop signs and a red light ??? |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #185 |
186. Yes. |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
156. If a minor distraction turns you from a safe driver into a deadly threat.. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #156 |
164. Homo vehiculus? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #156 |
165. The bitter truth is you are a human |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #165 |
177. You appear to be in favor of banning *anything* which is detrimental to driving ability |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #177 |
183. Um, when did I say anthing about banning? |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #183 |
184. I said "appear".. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #156 |
167. (A) Your skill will eventually decline from aging |
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FreeStateDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
160. I have my life endangered by cell phone users running stop signs, cutting me off by |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
161. EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE ALMOST BEEN KILLED, THE PERSON HAS HAD A FUCKING CELL PHONE. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
168. I never use a hand cell in my car |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
180. It's not the hands it's the mind.... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
182. Can I vote yes 1.4 million times on behalf of the 98% of the Kansas City metro area |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
192. Speaker phone is my friend n/t |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #192 |
194. And everyone else's enemy. It doesn't solve the real problem, which is |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
193. The DUI statutes should be amended to include driving under the influence of cellphone-itis. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Got any stats, links, or facts to back up that ridiculous assertion? n/t |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #195 |
198. Here ya go |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #198 |
203. Um, I was kinda hoping for some data showing cell phones killing/injuring as many people as.... |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #203 |
209. well, duh, if cell-phone-talkers are every bit as impaired as drunk drivers |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #203 |
211. If that's what you want, then you've changed the subject entirely. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #211 |
213. In other words.....you ain't got shit to back up your ridiculous opinion that........ |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 08:42 PM Response to Reply #213 |
220. In other words, you're not interested in the facts. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #195 |
210. Denial's a bitch, ain't it? |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
196. It's when I do the crossword puzzle that driving gets difficult |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #196 |
202. Crosswords are EASY..... |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
197. As of 11:32 Am, 32% says they can do it |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #197 |
205. People NOT talking on cell phones are bad enough! |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #205 |
208. Oh, man, that's scary than shit to contemplate - a driver on a cell phone being anywhere in the |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #205 |
219. I would bet that they didn't look |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
199. A collection of links to studies showing that cell phones impair driving abilities |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #199 |
207. Hey, I don't need no steenkin' science! I know in my GUT that I can drive safely |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
204. About as well as I could drunk. All that voted yes are in denial. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
206. When I first became one of the Pod Peopl |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
215. I can. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
216. You Can't |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
217. Mythbusters confirms talking on the cell is as dangerous as driving drunk |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
222. Plenty of studies to prove that driving while drunk is just |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
223. I have seen plenty of friends miss turns because they were caught up in regular conversation |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
224. Who here has been in a car with a teenager or collage student who text messages while driving? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
225. Dialing or talking? |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
227. Insurers will start penalizing drivers with cell phones once more accident data becomes available |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
230. There are too many times I have avoided accidents because some |
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