iPhone

[Irulan]

^ that. I used to have a blackberry for work, and I would drop it down in the hand slot in the door and it worked great on speaker. The iPhone, not so much. There are several states now with handsfree laws - here. I do have a bluetooth headset, I just don't always remember to turn it on so now I usually hit answer, speaker, and just tell someone to wait a minute while I get the bluetooth going.

Here's the thing... in that split second you have to diddle with it to answer it, hit the right buttons for speaker, tell your person to hold on, and then turn on the blue tooth.... you aren't looking at the road. What if a toddler darted out in front of you at that very split second? Someone braked for a turn that didn't have their signal on? I'm not picking on you. I'm commenting on the millions of drivers who think they are safe enough glancing at the phone for just a split second. I see them every day.

Sure. I've done it. I admit it. My state passed a law last year for hand held cell phone use as a primary offense, and you know what... I follow it. I don't have a hands free so I have disciplined myself to not answer the phone. It's amazing, there are places to pull over everywhere when you aren't on the freeway, where you can stop your car and see who called, and return the call right away if necessary. If your employer expects you to be available in the car and won't provide a bluetooth setup, shame on them.

I'm convinced my city could solve their budget crisis if they'd just park a traffic cop at a couple of major intersections and write $124 tickets all day.

So let me ask again, why do people so flagrantly ignore the laws?