<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><FONT size=3></FONT><BR> </DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Let us know when you are on the road so that we can be sure to stay home.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Actually, I think driving while talking on a cell phone is good policy, and I salute those who do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">On Dec 18, 2007 8:51 AM, Paul McCloud <</FONT><A href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net"><FONT face="Times New Roman">pmc033@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">> wrote:<BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Actually, there are studies that show that using a cell phone while driving is actually like driving under the influence of alcohol.  In fact, the studies showed that you are more impaired than using alcohol.  Even if you use a hands-free device.  I have actually missed an exit more than once while conversing on the phone.  It's not like you're listening to the radio.  Your mind goes somewhere else.  Check out this link:    </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Cell_phone_use_and_driving.html" target=_blank>http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Cell_phone_use_and_driving.html</A></DIV><FONT color=#888888> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><U>Perhaps the facetious nature of my comment was not clear. Let me clarify: I feel compelled to give a one-finger salute to driver cell phone users.</U></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message -----  <BR> I think stopping on a highway and then trying to get going while merging with traffic is WAY MORE DANGEROUS than just speaking on the cell phone.  <BR> Marcel Carey, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><U><FONT face=Arial>I agree - so either turn the thing off or ignore it.</FONT></U></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't answer my cell phone when a customer calls while driving, unless I can pull over. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">    Bob.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><U><FONT face=Arial>Excellent - ditto.</FONT></U></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>From: Michael Magness </DIV> <DIV>SNIP SNIP SNIP My mind does not go "elswhere", I multitask ... SNIP  My eyes never leave the road, my hands never leave the wheel just as they don't when I talk to a passenger. As I said I'm a professional driver ...SNIP.... so my eyes stay on the road whether I'm on the phone or talking to a passenger.  </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV>I would have to question those studies and ask if they included any piano techs. I have trained myself to concentrate.........SNIP  SNIP</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><U><FONT face=Arial>Whoo-Ah! I guess I was making the assumption that we were talking about mere human beings!</FONT></U><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>