What Is The Responsibility Of Those Involved With The Car Cell Calls?

My good friend Steve Lombardi, had a very interesting set of posts about the responsibility of the other side of the call. It really got me thinking and is well worth the read:

Is the other person on the cell guilty of helping to cause the crash?

What should you do when you are talking with someone who you know is driving? I would at a minimum:

• ask them if they are is a good position to talk.
• make sure I didn’t get into any type of heated discussion
• and if it really isn’t important, think about having the discussion another day.

It’s worth adding that while I was writing this blog, I got an email from my cell phone company with their most recent monthly newsletter. Their advice was:

• Text and Drive. Verizon Wireless supports federal and state legislation banning both texting and emailing while driving.
• Drive While Distracted. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, using a wireless phone while driving degrades a driver’s performance, whether it is a hands-free or hand-held wireless phone. The NHTSA advises that the “safest course of action is to refrain from using a cell phone while driving.” If you choose to talk on your mobile phone while driving, use a hands-free device.
• Take Notes or Look Up Phone Numbers While Driving. Pull off the road to a safe spot or leave yourself a message on your voicemail or voice-memo-capable handset.

It all makes sense, but no thought whatsoever about the person on the other side of the call. Or even what the company’s role is in providing all of the phones that seem to be in use in every single car on the road.

Please keep safety in mind on both ends of the phone.