Twits.
The guy who almost hit us did a stop n' go at a stop sign, didn't look when he stopped because he was obviously engrossed in a telephone conversation, and made a left turn in front of us. We had right of way--thru traffic w/ no stop sign.
Happens to me all the time on the 101 in the San Fernando Valley, which I drive every day. I'm always watching cell phone drivers, and they never have a clue where they are.......not even what lane they're in, or who is around them. They simply are lost in their own space. I'm amazed that the study seemed to show only a very small % of accidents being caused by cell phone users.
Maybe it's because those of us who don't talk on the phone and drive at the same time, are skillful enough drivers to do these people favor after favor of which they're all oblivious. We avoid having accidents with them, and they never know how close they came to smash-ups.
Char
Some woman on a cell blew right threw a stop sign at 35 miles an hour about 20 feet from my car. I could tell by how fast she was going as I approached the intersection that she wasn't going to stop, so I did, even though I had no stop sign. If I hadn't she would have clocked me a good one right in my driver door. You can also forget about a turn signal from any of these idiots, since they can't work the lever with one hand on the wheel, and one on the phone.