On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:50:58 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:04:08 -0700, Jim wrote:



Yesterday I was involved in ANOTHER parking lot accident caused by the
other party backing out of a parking space while dialing a number on
their phone.

That's four times in two years. Best not to get me in a cell phone
debate.

The best I can offer is that these guys are giving themselves brain
cancer while driving up insurance rates. They would put the damn phone
down if they could understand why they should.

Just drove about 2500 miles and had only one "close-call."
Woman talking on a cell wandered over and almost got me.
Glad my wife screamed me onto the shoulder.

--Vic


I see people on the phone all the time. Around here, it's mostly guys in big
pickups, although there's the occaisonal sedan with a woman talking. I
watched a van run a red (no side traffic fortunately) while she was yacking
away. I don't think she noticed. I don't even like to talk via the built-in
bluetooth. That's distracting too. I usually pull over or if not possible,
slow down and move over, e.g., on the freeway.

I hate to say it, but it seems to me that females with cell phones
pose the big problem. Yes, there may be males using them, but they
don't seem to get as distracted as do the females. When a car slows
from 70 to 50 in the fast lane, it's usually a female on a cell phone.
Totally oblivious to cars behind her.