Do you drive and talk on your cell phone at the same time?

This is actually illegal in California. I believe the first fine is $50.00 - and it increases from thereon. However, there are still many people who talk on their phone while driving. They don't realize that they're not just jeopardizing themselves - they are also jeopardizing other drivers and passengers- inconsiderate and selfish fools.

Im guilty!!! Why do I do this. Good question! I usually just answer the phone when someone calls me. I can't stand to hear the phone ring and not answer it! I will call my husband to ask a question sometimes, or just to see if someone called me at home. I know this is crazy! Im working on that too. There is new laws taking place. You will get a fine if you are caughter talking on your phone while driving. Thanks for the discussion.

No i do not do this, and i hate it when i see someone else doing it, because then they do not have their full attention on the road and it causes too many accidents. One of my daughters is constantiley of her phone, and she does it while driving if im in the car with her i make her put it in her purse, and leave it their, nothing is that important that she cant wait till we get to where we are going.

I used to, I think I still do sometimes. I don't pay much attention to the phone though, I always seem to be more attentive to the road when I am on the phone, I think I am going to get one of them blue tooth speaker phones like my Dad has for his truck.. LOL. I laugh every time I think about that. He has this fancy cell phone, when he first got it, he asked me how to dial a number...My girl and I had to program in all the numbers and show him how to use it. He still doesn't know though, he just knows when it rings in his truck he presses this button on his blue-tooth to answer. But I guess that is all he needs to know, I still for the life of me can't figure out why he bought such an expensive phone...Well I do know, but I feel bad. He just went into the shoppe and said, I need a phone that has blue-tooth. And he just happened to be talking to a commission sales person, who saw the lack of information in my dad's eyes...Ah well life goes on.

I would never drive and talk on my phone at the same time as i would not be happy if i was the one who caused an accident or had to pay a fine if i got caught.If my phone rings when i am driving or i get a text i will pull over then i will sort out the call i would never touch my phone while i was driving at all.

Im a guilty one too im afraid, i usually answer my phone and put it straight to loudspeaker and just leave it sitting on my lap so then i can try to focus on the road and im not actually looking at the phone. My partner has a handsfree kit sitting in the garage but he has never installed it for me

In Washington state it is against the law to drive and talk on the cell phone but people keep doing it all the time. Yesterday my husband and I saw twice when people were driving and talking on cell phones just miss having serious accidents. One guy turned down a one way street wrong and was talking on the cellphone, He just missed getting hit and pulled off the road but kept gabbing on the phone. The other was a lady talking on the phone and coming on the freeway on rap, she barely glanced to see if the lane was clear and slammed on her brakes so she would not hit a car and the guy behind her swerved and pulled off the road. He yells and the dizty dame but she just blithy speeds out into traffic still talking and crosses 3 lanes and weaves in and out of traffic, barely clearing some cars she was going around. They passed the law here due to a man on a cell phone who while talking was all over the road, ended up on the other side of a grass meridian going the wrong way on a busy 2 lane highway and slammed into a vehicle with 5 children killing all the children and hospitalizing their father for weeks. The parents were expecting their sixth and now that child will grow up never knowing his siblings and seeing their photos. She has two other siblings now but it is very sad that this family lost 5 children in an instant all due to a man talking on a cellphone at night and driving fast. It is very bad to do. I get a call I ignore it and call back later or pull off and answer. Mostly though hubby or I when together answers while the other drives.

I don't know how to drive yet but I wouldn't talk on the phone when I finally learn. When my mother drives, she'll hand me the phone when it rings or use her bluetooth.

Hi Citychic, In our country (UK) it is against the law to use your cell phone while driving, if you are caught you get points on your lisence and also you can be banned for driving. I cannot drive and I dnon't use my cell phone much. Tamara

No, I will not do that, unless its urgent. I do not want to take the risk of accident. I even have a friend who can give sms while driving and when I asked why she do it, she said because it will help her from feeling sleepy, but sitting beside her make me feel scared.

I don't like talk on my cell phone when I drive. I think it let me can't be attention to drive, it will easy to make accident. We should respect lives, yours and the others. If I have a call when I drive, I will reject and call back later after my driving. If something is emergency(like a call from boss), I will find a place to park and answer the phone. happy mylot!

No, I don't answer any call or text message while I'm driving. I found difficulties in concentrate if I talk in cell phone. If there's phone call, I ignore it then after I arrive in my destination, I will send text message or call back to inform that I was driving when he/she call me. Actually, I ever tried to type text message to my boyfriend while driving, but the result was I nearly hit the truck Now I never do that! In my country, it's dangerous to answer call or type text message with your cell phone while you're driving or stop at the traffic light. Usually, there are group of robbers and if they see a female alone in the car with cell phone, they will come, knock your window and grab your phone or even your necklace, earrings, etc. If you refuse to open it, they will crash your car window. They act so fast and no one will help. Once my mom and dad was a victim of this robbery. They robbed my mom's watch while burn her arm with smoke when she try to fight. 4 big men and my mom give them her watch. My dad was lucky, when they surrounded him to grab his cell phone and watch, a police car passed by and all of them ran away. Hope I will never face those robbers!

No.I do think it is very dangerous for you and other people.But many people try to drive and talk on their cell phone all at the same time.Why people usually do like this ?Saftey first.lol.You can set your phone slience when you are driving.if it is not enough for you ,you can turn it off.