Cell phone - not always

Cell phones , marvels of technology are used to report emergencies, locate directions, call home , message friends, do business from beach or golf course. Life without them is now difficult to imagine. But cell phones have been proven downright deadly if employed while driving or walking down the street. The mindless mistakes that cell phone users make are many and varied. It may be as trivial as getting off the wrong floor from a lift, or as serious as fatally falling down a flight of stairs. And most common of all people getting knocked down by all kinds of vehicles. Your sense of hearing is almost completely consumed by the phone you’re using, and your brain tends to filter out ambient sounds. A cell phone using motorist is also likely to look at but not see a vehicle, or a pedestrian crossing his path. He may hear but not pay attention to . By the time he becomes aware , it may be a split-second too late. Likewise, a cell phone using pedestrian too exposes himself to the dangers around him. While the Indian laws forbid drivers of any motor vehicle from using a cell phone the penalty for violation in most places is a mere Rs.100. That’s no deterrent. Even if the law is ineffective and the traffic police aren’t booking offenders in your town it is up to you to drive safely. Those who use cell phones while driving have to be made aware of the fact that they are exposing themselves and others to jeopardy.