On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:25:47 -0400, Michael Coslo
wrote:

Ham radio operators behind the wheel and engaged in a QSO exhibit no
greater care than the ordinary driver on the cell phone.


I would respectfully disagree there Richard. I'm nearly struck nearly
every day by someone operating mobile.

And so do others, all probably cell-phone users too. I challenge
anyone to replace QSO with conversation and Rig with Cell-phone and
notice 200 million cell-phone user's claim to driving perfection while
talking.

The count of those you've seen operating dangerously could expand to
make a line stretching along the equator - each claiming with as much
gusto to have never presented a risk and swearing at ham radio
operators as driving impaired.

The fact remains that the current complaint about cell-phone users
behind the wheel ealier provided the identical logic for enforcing a
ban against Ham radio mobile operation. Only two things have changed:
the law, and the number of mobile operators of both classes. What has
not changed is poor performance. There is nothing inherent about Ham
mobile operation that is safer than cell-phone use and claims to the
contrary are self serving.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC