[Jeff Higgins]

Wow, Mike - "driving perfectly safe otherwise" and "engaged in the crime on conversation". Wow.

I believe drivers yammering away on cell phones now account for more injuries and fatalities on our roadways than drunk drivers. So, yeah, by all means - minimize the inherent risk in this behavior and justify it as being "safe" all you want - real statistics are against you. Folks with your attitude - that you are "safe otherwise" while driving on your cell phone - are a proven menace to us all. I only wish my wife and kids were as important to you as that phone call.

And "ultra macho"? "Bravado"? Oh please - I was riding in an open lane on a wide open road next to this guy, matching his speed. It's not like the Indiana Jones theme music was playing as I dismounted my speeding motorcycle, flung myself under his car and grabbed onto his rear axle, rawhide whip in my teeth. We were next to each other on the god damn freeway.