This is a fact: it is illegal to talk on a cell phone in Connecticut while driving, unless you use a hands-free device. (Personally I think that part is stupid. It's not so much the phone-holding that gets people into trouble, it's the phone-using, but that's another story.)
So why is it that every time I realize someone is tailgaiting me, I look closer and find they are mindlessly yakking on the cell phone pressed to their ear. Or that the person next to me at the light has a phone pressed to their ear. Or the person turning through the intersection in front of me -- has a cell phone pressed to their ear!
A rough survey during my commute showed about 3 in 10 drivers are on the phone -- and that's only the ones holding the phone! Who knows how many more are talking on headsets.
So why aren't all these people being ticketed? I have yet to hear of ANYONE being cited for this highly dangerous violation. Frankly it's not likely anyone will be, because any trooper will tell you, the law is too difficult to enforce.
Accepting the truth of that -- I want my money back. A friend of my husband makes a great point. We should demand back all the money we spent paying legislators to draft, debate and pass and publicize the no-cell-phone law. It was a complete waste of time and of our money.
I suggest we transfer the money into the healthcare bucket to help pay for all the accident victims who will be hurt by this completely irresponsible behavior. So law or no law -- HANG UP AND DRIVE!
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