Irate driver rams fellow motorist due to cellphone use
By Darren Murph 
posted Feb 22nd 2007 6:40PM
posted Feb 22nd 2007 6:40PM
You should already know that the Grand Canyon State isn't exactly kosher with rampant tailgating, so actually ramming someone's vehicle due to a personal conflict you have with them isn't likely to get you a whole lot of mercy. Subsequently, a 58-year old male is facing jail time due to his inability to turn the other cheek when he drove up on another motorist who was casually yapping on their cellphone. Rather than simply signing to hang up or doing nothing at all, Mr. Asselin felt it was in both of their best interests if they had a verbal exchange whilst cruising down the avenue, and to make matters worse, the curiously enraged driver reportedly ran the talker into oncoming traffic where the cellphone-using victim narrowly escaped death. Notably, several witnessed deemed the whole event akin to something we'd see "in a movie," but unless you've got Transporter-like skills, we wouldn't recommend trying to reenact this in your home state, no matter your feelings on driving while connected.[Via Fark]
He deserved it.
He should be banned from driving for life!
I wish I had an old rusted out truck so I could accidently bump someone from behind while they are talking on their cell phone. So many freakin iiots on the road talking and yapping they don't pay attention to driving. Thats why city by city its getting banned or you have to have a earpiece/wireless headset.
I admit that I talk on my phone while drive. I use a headset (Jawbone).
I must confess, however, that I think I paid *more* attention when holding a phone up to my ear because it reminded me that I was actually attempting to do two things @ once. Now I sometimes realize I've been driving, but really paying attention to the conversation I was having more.
I dont think the requiring handsfree talking makes much of a difference. Maybe the only difference is that it makes it a bit easier to check the blind spot that is on the side that you are holding your phone, but half the time people are so lazy that they dont turn to check their blindspot and attempt to roughly check it in the side mirrors. The problem is that people are unable to focus on having a conversation over a phone and focus on traffic and the operation of their vehicle; that occurs whether using hands free or having a phone up to one's ear. Sure it drives me nuts when people who cant multitask are driving like an idiot while chatting on the phone, but im not about to go postal on them. This old man should keep to his own business.. Oh and i hope he get all his teeth knocked in at prison so that he cant bite down.
This does not surprise me. AZ drivers cannot put down their cell phones for the life of them! Drive on the highways in Phoenix at your own risk.