Quote Originally Posted by Batbike View Post
Personally, I feel the laws need to change to protect cyclists ... but that is another post.
I'm not a lawyer but personally I feel the law needs to protect the most vulnerable. Several tons of flying steel vs 150 lbs or so combined bike and rider. You pick who's more vulnerable. As far as I'm concerned if drivers are driving while simultaneously yacking chatting texting downloading .... they intend to hit something.

What I am is a phone company worker, a teeny tiny itsy bitsy cog in a beeg company. Your phone, land or cell does some pretty fricking amazing stuff: caller id, voicemail, forward the calls to where you're going next, sort by priority, screen calls you don't even want to answer, voice activated dialing so if you gotta call there's no reason one should be looking at the phone etc.

Hang up and drive or pull over and call, the calls and information will be there when you arrive safely. And never make intense, emotional calls while driving. "I'm running late, I picked up dinner" is one thing "I'm running away with the circus clown" is another.

If drivers can't work their phone in the first place .... probably should not be driving either This is not company policy but I'd say this is the way most of us reps feel about those who can't talk and drive responsibly.

Many communities are starting to make hands free devices the law. I think that's at least a good start.