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Multi-tasking around the home is ok, I read a magazine, watch tv and fold clothes at the same time. When driving I don't use a cell phone, ever. I don't eat, don't read, don't fiddle with the radio or muck with my hair. I DRIVE. As pilot of a vehicle hurtling down a busy highway I feel I'm responsible for not killing someone because I just had to call my bud and talk about the latest movie I saw or some other nonsense. It also affords me the awareness to avoid some yahoo in an Expedition that suddenly wants my lane but is too busy putting on make-up to signal or even look to see if the space they wanted was available. So, all in all I'm all for any laws that make people pay attention when they drive. I've also had people walk into me on the street or in the mall/grocery store because they were engrossed in some phone call or other activity so maybe multi-tasking should be done in moderation. At the very least people should have some situational awarness when in public or their own safety and others.
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