Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Driving And Cell Phones: Two Extremes

Published by Babar Bhatti on July 22, 2008 under Business, Education, Emerging Markets Telecom, Security, mobile phones

The two pictures below tell a tale. First one is from Daily Times and shows a man talking on his mobile phone while carrying a deep freezer on his motorcycle in Lahore. To me it looks unreal but that is not the point here. This picture is a symbol of dangerous driving situation in today’s Pakistan.The second picture below is rom a small town in the US. This town has prohibited the use of hand held phones in school zones during school times. The fine is about $214 and it has been enforced very strictly. I myself almost got a ticket.

This shows the shifting attitudes towards cell phones and driving in the developed world. It is now commonly accepted that driving and talking on cell phone at the same time is distracting and should be avoided. State of California has banned the use of cell phone (headphones are ok).

What a contrast!

Thanks to the ATP post Stunned, Impressed, or Horrified where I spotted the first picture. The second picture was taken by the author.