I'm curious as to know what people's thoughts are surrounding the use of cell phones while driving.
Personally I have used mine while driving (though not a lot) and I feel that it hasn't hindered me in any way. However it was while driving in traffic and moving very slow.
This past week I have had the opportunity of being around other drivers who were using their cell phones and to be completly honest, their driving was downright dangerous!
For instance one person was actually straddling both lanes and driving very slow on Kingston road. I could not get around her so I ended up laying on the horn to in effect, wake her the hell up!
Then today, some guy was at the light busy chatting away and didn't even notice that the light had changed. Again, it took a blast on the horn for him to clue in.
There has also been numerous times while driving on the DVP/401 that I have encountered people driving well below the speed limit, only to discover they are chatting on their cells, absolutely oblivious to what was going on around them.
From what I've seen on the roads, perhaps having a law (I'm not too sure if Ontario has officially made it law to ban the use of cell phones while driving) that bans the usage of cell phones is a good idea.
Personally I have used mine while driving (though not a lot) and I feel that it hasn't hindered me in any way. However it was while driving in traffic and moving very slow.
This past week I have had the opportunity of being around other drivers who were using their cell phones and to be completly honest, their driving was downright dangerous!
For instance one person was actually straddling both lanes and driving very slow on Kingston road. I could not get around her so I ended up laying on the horn to in effect, wake her the hell up!
Then today, some guy was at the light busy chatting away and didn't even notice that the light had changed. Again, it took a blast on the horn for him to clue in.
There has also been numerous times while driving on the DVP/401 that I have encountered people driving well below the speed limit, only to discover they are chatting on their cells, absolutely oblivious to what was going on around them.
From what I've seen on the roads, perhaps having a law (I'm not too sure if Ontario has officially made it law to ban the use of cell phones while driving) that bans the usage of cell phones is a good idea.