Cell Phone Etiquette - Page 3

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/6/2014 serenity4ever said:
It's crude to me but then I am sure critics would say I am an old lady with provincial ideas about etiquette in general...

That makes 2 of us!

dreamytoo · ‎03-12-2010

I had an uncomfortable experience last week...

I was sitting in the waiting room of my Doctors office - it is shared by 3 different practices so it was full. I am not sure if this man was waiting for a Doctor or waiting for a patient but...

He was supposedly working, had his briefcase, files and talking loudly on his cell phone. He was checking references on a young woman, on his end of the call he gave out and spelled her full name, birth date, address, phone number and social security number. I was shocked!

raven-blackbird · ‎06-03-2010

On 3/6/2014 ~moxie~ said:
On 3/6/2014 blackbirdraven said:
On 3/6/2014 ~moxie~ said:
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Hands free causes as many accidents as using phones that are not hands free. That is the new statistic that came out a couple weeks ago. Hands free drivers get in as many accidents as those that use cell phones. They are still distracted.

see I have issues with the stats on that.........hands free is no different then having a conversation with someone in your car.......rather that's your kids, your hubs, a friend........if you want to play it that way, then we need a law saying only the driver in the car.........and that's a ridiculous notion..................................raven

The most sophisticated of hands-free cell phone devices cannot stop distractions from occurring. Handheld or hands-free is not the issue in the use of a phone. Both kind of devices distract the driver, usually by the conversations they are having. The statistics bear that out.

moxie.........i get that......but........you can't limit it to hands free and say that's the culprit......a conversation is a conversation rather it's coming out of a box or the person sitting next to you in the front seat or back seat for that matter.............................................raven

We're not in Kansas anymore ToTo

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

Wait until cell phone usage is allowed on airplanes. You won't be able to think just people yapping in loud voices all over the plane with no escape possible. Some will even use the speaker for their own convenience. Talk about mid-air fist fights.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

"Cell Phone Etiquette"…What's that????? Seems to be pretty rare in all walks of life these days. Even some of my dearest friends have succumbed to the "importance" of any call that comes in on their phone, no matter where we might be dining, shopping, or otherwise doing something together. How ever did people get along without being tethered to a cell phone????? Yes, I'm an old fogey. I have an old flip phone that I keep in my purse in case of emergency. When I'm with other people, I prefer to give them my attention, rather than have them think that "someone more important" might be calling me.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

On 3/6/2014 blackbirdraven said:
On 3/6/2014 ~moxie~ said:
On 3/6/2014 Suzie said:
Seems a good percentage of people have lost sensibility and common courtesy with cellphone usage. No, olive, you aren't being old fashioned and have a legitimate gripe.

Tennessee is trying to get a only hands free law when behind the wheel of a vehicle - I sure hope it goes through. I'd love to see hands free for the entire United States.

Hands free causes as many accidents as using phones that are not hands free. That is the new statistic that came out a couple weeks ago. Hands free drivers get in as many accidents as those that use cell phones. They are still distracted.

see I have issues with the stats on that.........hands free is no different then having a conversation with someone in your car.......rather that's your kids, your hubs, a friend........if you want to play it that way, then we need a law saying only the driver in the car.........and that's a ridiculous notion..................................raven

Unfortunately cell phone conversations within a moving vehicle, hands-free or not, are far more dangerous than having a conversation with someone within the moving vehicle. Cognitive studies have proven that. In-car conversations can react with the traffic...ie someone pulls in front if you & the person on the other end of a cell phone conversation continues. Also having an extra set of eyes on the road while conversing can help with driver safety.

Case in point...you're driving, radio on, when a HEAVY rain shower begins....greater than zero chance the driver turns down the radio...even conversation ceases within car. Cognitive we can't do both.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

Cell Phone Etiquette

For many there is no such thing. I have walked away from more than 1 person that took a phone call right in the middle of our conversation and if they had something to say after? I have never and will never mince words with anyone. They want to talk with others when in a conversation with me? That usually completely ends our conversation unless it is my doctor or one of my doctor friends taking a page that is from a patient of theirs.

hckynut(john)

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

I would prefer no cell calls, but a bathroom is preferable over taking calls inside a restaurant. Maybe all calls should be taken outdoors (no matter what the weather)?!?

☼The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. GBShaw☼

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

Ohio is not hands free but they did ban texting and driving. However, police cannot pull someone over for that alone. They have to pull you over for some other infraction like weaving, speeding, etc.

My vehicle has blue tooth and that is what I use but I rarely talk in my vehicle. In fact, I honestly don't use my cell phone a ton at all.

Free2be · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/6/2014 sidsmom said:
On 3/6/2014 blackbirdraven said:
On 3/6/2014 ~moxie~ said:
On 3/6/2014 Suzie said:

see I have issues with the stats on that.........hands free is no different then having a conversation with someone in your car.......rather that's your kids, your hubs, a friend........if you want to play it that way, then we need a law saying only the driver in the car.........and that's a ridiculous notion..................................raven

Unfortunately cell phone conversations within a moving vehicle, hands-free or not, are far more dangerous than having a conversation with someone within the moving vehicle. Cognitive studies have proven that. In-car conversations can react with the traffic...ie someone pulls in front if you & the person on the other end of a cell phone conversation continues. Also having an extra set of eyes on the road while conversing can help with driver safety.

Case in point...you're driving, radio on, when a HEAVY rain shower begins....greater than zero chance the driver turns down the radio...even conversation ceases within car. Cognitive we can't do both.

I'm reminded of the many times I've been behind a vehicle where the driver and passenger are engrossed in conversation. I see the driver talking with their hands waving about, driving under the speed limit at erratic speeds. Apparently the passenger is as oblivious.

Here's an idea. Driver's section enclosed while the car is in motion. Passengers can buzz in to say something but driver can't buzz out and cell is disabled. ${#emotions_dlg.laugh}$