Driving while talking on a cell phone

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 Thatoneguy123 wrote:

 RollnROCK89i wrote:

But what I'm
wondering is, is talking on a cell phone any different than
having a conversation with someone in your car?

-Actually
I just turned 16 like a couple months ago and in our driving class the
other day. These were the reasons the police officer gave us as to why
its illegal..

-You take one hand off the wheel which makes it harder to turn quickly when needed.

As I said before in this thread -
it really isn't that hard to turn with one hand.  Espically if you
get in an intense situation and your adrenaline kicks in.  Not
only that, if you are in such a situation is it really that hard to
drop the phone?  Common sence here, peoples.

-You may have to look down while dialing numbers.

Yes, you may, but after ~10 years
of using a phone I would hope you know where the numbers are so you
don't have to look at it to press the correct buttons.

-If someone calls and you have call waiting you take your eyes off the road and look at the phone.

While one has not been using a
cellphone as long as previously stated, it is not that hard to remember
where your call waiting button is and press it without looking.

And yes its illegal in my state (Illinois) if you havent figured that out.

Anyway
my opinion on this is if they are going to make that illegal then
shouldn't they not allow talking to passengers, going through storage
things in the front section of the car, changing the radio station
while looking at it.

Also driving and eating something like a
hamburger or having chicken nuggets/fingers or fries and dipping them
in something is alot harder yet they still allow it.

I think its just a privilage that to many stupid people got taken away from us because they are to careless.