Not All Cells Have Four Walls

I remember the first time I ever saw someone talking on a car phone. It was on an episode of the fifties television show 77 Sunset Strip. I was fascinated and asked for one even though we didn't own a car.

Cut to 1983 when the picture above was taken. It wasn't exactly a car phone being used; it was a cell phone in a car. Same difference? As far as its portability, dude might as well have using a phone booth in his vehicle.

The NY Times is running a series of articles on how dangerous it is to talk on a cell phone in a car. Gee, I can't tell you how relieved I am that they've tackled this subject. Texting while driving is dangerous too. Wow. Who'd have guessed?

If you don't know that doing anything else while you're driving falls under the risky category you probably shouldn't be driving. For damn sure you're not reading a newspaper, least of all the NY Times.

Typically we have legislators who are always trying to protect the general populace from doing stupid things by passing laws to stop them; seat belts, car seats for kids, helmets for motorcyclists to name but a few. Those laws are for people who don't have the common sense not to do things that put their safety and others in jeopardy.