Damn cell phones

Otto · 2004-08-13T19:10:52+00:00

Yesterday I was being tailgated by this glazed-eyed woman. Of courseshe was on the phone. Fortunately she backed off when I flashed mytail lights. Usually the driver is so engrossed in the conversation,they don't react. Cell phone use is rampant and dangerous. Since most authorities aredoing nothing about it, I thought I'd ask here about cell phonejammers. Jammers are commercially available. They send out a radio frequencythat prevents use of cell phones in a particular radius of limitedsize. They are (so I have read) in use in theaters, restaurants, banks(to hinder crooks), and in security zones. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of these gadgets in your car! Thennobody within range would be gabbing on the phone and that wouldimprove your personal safety. In many jurisdictions, cell phone jammers are illegal. But apparentlynobody is ever charged with using them. Most likely this is becausecell phone users never know what is disrupting their phone, so theydon't complain. Anyway, there might be situations where you might haveto trade off your safety (or comfort) against the chance of beingcaught by the cops. These jammer gadgets are not cheap. But if you are the handy type, youcan build your own. See ref below. What I would like to ask is, is anyone using these on the roads?Experiences? Opinions? Some web refs: