All research suggests that driving while using a cell phone, hands on or hand free, is an added risk to personal and public safety. As a fossil without a cell phone I can tell you that EVERY day I run into some self-absorbed jerk(s) driving while on their phones. The amount of problems this causes and the anger and anxiety created has made my daily commute a nightmare. I just can’t understand what is so important that people are willing to risk their lives and everyone else’s for a meaningless conversation! It is time for people to remember that the laws of physics indeed do apply to them, that driving is a privilege with enormous civic responsibilities that can be taken away, and finally, THEY are not the center of the universe. I have attached three links to consider about this topic and pray people will stop denying they are part of the problem and please, please stop using your phone while piloting a 3 to 5 thousand pound bullet!
http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=062206-1
http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=cellphone
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/driving_07-28.html