Danny Church
Letter to the Advocate
The Advocate
April 28, 2008
This letter to the Advocate implores voters to ban all cell-phone usage in cars period. Not just using hands-free devices, but completely banning cell phones altogether. He presents his argument by quoting a previous article in The Advocate which commented on a study done at different Universities which prove that cell phone usage in cars is a retardant on reflexes. He seemed believable up until he cited these serious studies and used the phrase "yakking on a cell phone." Which seemed to present himself in a negative light. Also, it brings up the questions of it even being possible to not talk on a cell phone while driving at all? I rarely, if ever, talk on my cell phone while driving, however, there are times when I need to get information to get somewhere, or I need to call for directions, or another legitimate reason (not just to chat with friends) and it would puzzle me if I got pulled over and given a ticket for making a phone call when I really was not trying to be negligent. Where is the line? The author of the letter does not seem to be taking these kind of instances into consideration and where he could be more effective, he lacks credibility.
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Failing to recognize the other side is a detriment to this article's purpose. I am a much better driver on my phone than if I were trying to fool with my ipod. The author's stance is a little extreme. He would need to provide a lot more hard based facts in order to convince people of his position.
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