Posted On: June 2, 2008, 3:32 pm CDT

Posted By: Drewboy

You know, you might see people talking on phones while driving as you drive past them on the road, but you don't really get the full appreciation of distracted drivers until you're at their mercy by biking on the roads with them. I've started biking to the office more often, and have noticed even on bike paths how pathetically and wholly distracted drivers are when they're talking on cell phones. I have extremely bright (and expensive for that matter) LED lights on the front and back of my bike, and still, drivers on their phones don't even see me. Technically you aren't supposed to bike on the sidewalks here, but I do it anyway. Its quite dangerous otherwise. Spend a day on a short bike trip through town and I guarantee you'll see that cell phone use really should be banned while driving.