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<blockquote data-quote="Mike23" data-source="post: 587505"><p>I hate to say it but I really do think, we drivers, are in the wrong on this. I look at this post and see, 'cell phones are ok if you have two hands on the wheel and a headset on...oh, also water's ok too...oh, radios in the cab is ok...' It seems like we're saying 'well this is ok during this type of situation'. I think it's actually a good thing management drew the line at cell phones.</p><p></p><p>I just picture the driver driving down the road yakking away, fiddling with the radio with one hand and grabbing his/her water with the other...Honestly, it scares me.</p><p></p><p>On Thurs I had some doofus aggro driver turn left with me. I was in the middle of switching lanes when he guns his engine and almost had me sideswipe him. The idiot was on the cell phone. A little up the road he did the same thing, again!</p><p></p><p>I will admit, I DO drink water at stop lights to stay hydrated. I find this is a safety concern because one side effect of dehydration is drowsiness. Do you honestly want to have a drowsy driver behind the wheel? I have a radio in my cab but DO NOT touch it on road. Cell phone I will only use if I have a fair distance to walk and am just calling my gf to let her know I'll be home late or during break periods. As far as I know none of it's a safety concern (except for the water which I explained before) as long as you're not concentrating on it or fiddling with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike23, post: 587505"] I hate to say it but I really do think, we drivers, are in the wrong on this. I look at this post and see, 'cell phones are ok if you have two hands on the wheel and a headset on...oh, also water's ok too...oh, radios in the cab is ok...' It seems like we're saying 'well this is ok during this type of situation'. I think it's actually a good thing management drew the line at cell phones. I just picture the driver driving down the road yakking away, fiddling with the radio with one hand and grabbing his/her water with the other...Honestly, it scares me. On Thurs I had some doofus aggro driver turn left with me. I was in the middle of switching lanes when he guns his engine and almost had me sideswipe him. The idiot was on the cell phone. A little up the road he did the same thing, again! I will admit, I DO drink water at stop lights to stay hydrated. I find this is a safety concern because one side effect of dehydration is drowsiness. Do you honestly want to have a drowsy driver behind the wheel? I have a radio in my cab but DO NOT touch it on road. Cell phone I will only use if I have a fair distance to walk and am just calling my gf to let her know I'll be home late or during break periods. As far as I know none of it's a safety concern (except for the water which I explained before) as long as you're not concentrating on it or fiddling with it. [/QUOTE]
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