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Taxi drivers have been responding to radio calls since at least the first day that I road in one back in the mid '60's, so in that respect I agree with Shakran that it is training and experience that make a difference. My service technicians have both a cell phone and a pager, and I only contact them via a pager with a priority code. That allows them to answer my page based upon their driving status. If it is gridlock, they call back while on the road and if it is "speed-demons from hell", they pull off to return my call. Common sense prevails in a business, but I can't claim that the majority of cell phone users have that particular gift.
To be completely fair, my car has drifted when fiddling with the radio, picking up my cup of coffee, and digging in my purse for a ferry fee. The "high speed racers" on I-5 can make glancing down at your speedometer a distraction worthy of a disaster. Cell phones are just one of many distractions to a driver.
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