Posted On: June 4, 2008, 6:58 am CDT

Posted By: Stat Guy

No one can hit a golf ball while speaking; nor does the batter at the plate chatter with his teammates while in the batters box; the only one who talks during a pro football game is the signal caller; there is no yakking during the execution of the play, except maybe grunting for exertion. I never talked while I was bench pressing. Never heard Kobe Bryant ask how the wife and kids were during a lay up. the fact is that all of these activities require attention to detail and concentration in order to do them successfully if not very well; and none of these activities is inherently dangerous. If one hits a bad shot, it only affects the score, not one's physical safety nor the safety of others (to a great extent)....but driving is inherently dangerous and those who do not drive well, do not drive safely....now why would anyone think that driving while talking is a safe thing to do, AT ALL? that why you need a license to drive but not to play sports. Yet people can follow this simple logic and shut up if they want to play a sport well, why would you not use the same logic for something with potential catastrophic results,i.e., a collision. this morning, I almost got side swiped by two drivers who couldn't decide which lane to use because they were talking on the phone during the A.M. commute....go ahead.....try to convince me otherwise...I'm listening (and not talking by the way)