> On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 05:54:43 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

> > On the rest of the above, I see smartphones as encouraging people
> > to take public transit to work, or to play, because that way
> > they are not driving and can remain glued to the smartphone, where
> > they can text, facebook, and maybe even work.
>
> > I was taking Amtrak one hour each way to work last month, many
> > riders there were social-networking the entire time. *The oddballs --
> > gamers, laptop users, or persons like me simply listening to the
> > radio -- are fewer and fewer.


That's funny, a really unique conspiracy theory outlook on
cellphone marketing. I don't know, I drive a cab, and I see plenty of
people on the phone behind the wheel, and texting too. But no matter
how annoying or dangerous it is, I do not like the law getting
involved. The better drivers, like me - it is our job to look out for
the lousy drivers in any era, cellphone or not - because there always
were and always will be distractions for the driver beyond just the
cellphone and texting. I don't like the law getting involved.

TJ