Or, an open letter to the drivers who think drive time equals phone booth time:

Dear Drivers on Your Cell Phones,

I know your conversations are important. I know the cell phone is easy to use and that it seems utterly convenient to have your all-so-necessary conversations at this particular moment in time. I know it seems ridiculous to suspend your intense desire to TALK for a few more minutes while you’re doing something as insignificant as driving.

But here’s the deal. Driving is not insignificant. Commandering several tons of vehicle while battling it out with other folks on the road is not a task to take lightly. If you were simply driving on the highway, going one direction for long periods of time, go ahead and have that conversation. But for the love, people, PUT YOUR CELL PHONES DOWN and FOCUS ON DRIVING while you’re in town. You simply cannot pay attention to that upcoming lane merge, the four way stop sign, or even a typical red/yellow/green stoplight while you’re chatting non-stop about the clothes you just purchased from the mall. Pull over to take a call, stop in the McDonalds parking lot to place one.

Be courteous to your fellow drivers on the road because, really, you’re just not that good of a driver while talking on the phone.

(To read Common Courtesy, check out Megan’s blog.)