Originally posted by Dnj:
cell phones is a very small part of distractions while driving....its a crap shoot every time you drive your vehicle...dont worry about yourself .....worry about what the OTHER GUY IS DOING......be a defensive driver!
Actually, Donny, the AAA has estimated that operating a car while using a cell phone, and even MORE, while texting, is the EXACT equivalent of being legally drunk. So, don't just worry about the other guy... Worry about yourself if you take that call en route.
I know innumerable drunk drivers that excuse themselves by going 'It's the OTHER guy you have to worry about". But we all know better, don't we...?

I'm afraid this sounds very much like an apologia from someone that does 'take the call' in his car. But somehow, it's the OTHER drivers we should worry about. Not every drunk driver has an accident every time they drink, either. But we don't accept the 'It's the other guy who's really dangerous' as their excuse, and we shouldn't from the cellphone user or texter, either.