Other people say cell phones are as essential as electricity. One salesman told me his productivity is doubled because of his cell phone. A new mother insists her mother carry a phone so granny help is always available. My niece is on a phone leash. Most cell-phone complaints involve vehicles.
People claim phone calls are dangerously distracting.
Sure, they can be, but so can radios, stereos and passengers. Recently I was on the ramp that exits the Dallas tollway and enters Interstate 30. A motorcycle in front of my car skidded and hit the guardrail. My phone was at home. Of course, in the Dallas traffic other cars had phones and called 911.