Cell phones are a great thing to have. I've had them pretty much from day one.
Here are my rules, peeves and observations. I don't walk down the street holding what looks like a tumor up to my ear. I don't have to call my wife fronm the supermarket to ask what size tomatoes she wants.

When I get home, I turn the damn thing off. They still actually have regular phones.
I don't need cameras, Little slot machines in my phone or a ringer tone that plays the latest rap music.

I installed a hands free device in my vehicle so if and when I use the phone, there is a speaker under the dash and a microphone next to my sun visor.
My phone is voice activated for dialing.

There is hardly a day that passes where
I don't have a near accident with some moron crossing the street talking on his phone which is quite difficult to do with your head up your ass. The same holds true with people trying to drive 70 mph while dialing a phone.
Ever notice a car in the left lane of the interstate doing 30 mph? Chances are he/she is either on the phone or attempting to dial it.

Yes,there are people putting on make up. eating, shaving reading and doing a host of other things while driving but this cell phone thing has gotten to be an epidemic.

In both N.Y. and in N.J. you can get a summons if using a telephone in your car without a hands free device. In Long Island [ Part of N.Y. for those that don't know] legislation was recently passed where you could face loss of your license.

Now we only have to worry about the idiots with their new found toy, the dash mounted GPS system or those stupid enough to have installed their DVD players in view of the driver