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From: jackh@zehntel.UUCP (jack hagerty)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Car Telephones
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 13:15:35 EDT
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>   ...if you're going to drive, drive!  I can't stand the thought of
> operating a car with only 1/2 of your mind on the task at hand, that 
> being driving. 
> 
> 				-- Chris Yoder
> 


Since the subject of attentive driving has been brought up, has anyone
else felt uneasy about those cellular car phone ads?  The ones around
here show the busy executive driving to work in his Cadillac while 
conducting business on the phone: making deals, arranging meetings, etc.

Geez, those guys are only half here to begin with. When they put their
Caddy on cruise control, they treat it like auto pilot; their head's off
in the board room somewhere.

I agree that a high quality, reliable mobile phone system could be a good
thing, especially in emergencies. But with the current prices (>$1000 for
the phone plus ~ $100 per month in fees and unit charges) the companies
are aiming the market at these high rollers. The last thing we need is
to divert what little attention they have left!

-- 
                    Jack Hagerty, Zehntel Automation Systems
                          ...!ihnp4!zehntel!jackh