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Not that it matters to the person you just t-boned with your minivan, of course.

The issue of cell phones and cars reveals the weird hypocrisy and selective focus of our authorities, traffic safety doyens and culture in general. When drinking was socially acceptable, driving drunk was a no-big-deal thing. Everyone did it -- and even if you got caught, it the punishments were relatively mild; there was no heavy cross to bear. We look at cell phone usage today in much the same way.

Despite the clear evidence of its threat to public safety when done behind the wheel of a moving car, apparently nothing substantive will be done about it until our selective morality shifts gears once again.

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