Do Bluetooth Earphones Make You Look Like a Jerk?

I think cell phones should be banned from automobiles. I recently got a bell from my daughter & rearended someone when I glanced over to the seat to get my phone. The idiot I rearended had made an illegal U-Turn & pulled in front of me at a stop light I was slowing for.

I ca add my list to the names of idiots that drive & talk. Are we so important that constant communication is warranted? First it was the beeper, & now the dreaded cell phone. Even hands free devices aren't safe as they deter your complete attention to the task at hand, i.e. driving, foolish looking while talking while waiting for appointments. Here in Houston, the worst drivers in America, 75% have these devices & constantly cause accidents on our freway system & these lead to daeths & serious injury. As I stated in earlier message, I rearended an individual that made an illegal U-Turn & moved in front of me at a stop light thaT I was slowing for. But that momemnt it took to grab my phone & answer it was all it took for this to happen. The driver decided not to pursue any recourse because of his illeagal driving manover. But I ignore mine when I'm on the race track / freeways because of the danger it poses for me & the other drivers. I say ban them now & save lives. Even if it saves 1 life, it would be a smart move by our lawmakers, which by the way are amply named. The opposite of progress is to congress. So go figure

Outlaw gadgets manufactured by some of the highest campaign contributers is not going to happen. Bluetooth i.e. cell phones & the rest of the prestige items that most folks seem to need to be seen as hip & tech savvy. I think it makes them look like the village idiot walking around talking to themselves. It's like "Look @ me. I'm important". Since I'm not an undertaker, I can wait until I get home to receive the worst of events. I have a cellular phone so I can keep in touch with all my family which is spread out all over without paying long distance fees. That will soon end as technology keeps changing. That was the only reason for subscribing to the service. We all use the same carrier & can talk for free. Well no long distance charges. No One gets service for free. I like to stay in touch with my parents as often as I can as they are soon to be with our Lord & Savior. But I don't do it at 60MPH. Nor do I impose on others in public places. That is equal to a silent release of gas as far as I am concerned. I don't care to hear about someone's opinion of their spouse, aquaintences & on & on. Too bad they aren't worth much on the black market. Thet actually sell fakes at the 99ct stores that look just like the real thing. For the same group of morons that wear imitation Rolex watches. I bet the thug that shoots them for it doesn't use a fake gun to releive them of said items.

Worthless. You use what you can, period.

BLUE TOOL!!!

I wear an old, broken one all the time. That way, when I talk to myself, people see it and DON'T think I'm crazy. (I am)

Blue balls

blue balls

THERE IS NOTHING "SELF IMPORTANT" ABOUT THESE DEVICES. WHAT THE DEVICE CONVEYS TO ME IS THAT THE WEARER IS TOO STUPID TO BE WALKING AROUND WITHOUT DIRECTIONS TROM A THIRD PARTY. PEOPLE THAT WEAR THEM ARE ANDROIDS.

Yes, they are ugly. Many people are way too attached to their high-tech gadgets, which they think make them look trendy and cool. They are freaks. Cell phones, ipods, and video games are all junk.

Someone sat in church last week with one of those blue tooth ear things. She looked totally ridiculous.

I am a truck driver and find the hands free operation a must for drivers of any vehicle not just us 18 wheelers.I personaly don't care what it looks like or what other people think, I think it makes me a safer more efficent driver.

Makes the user look like the person taking orders at the McDonals drive through.

The technology is too advanced for the masses to comprehend, when(they should), where(they should), how(they should), and why(IF they should)use it! Everyone seems to have to have their "bling" with them at all times or they cannot function. Who needs to wear a bluetooth in church, or at the movies?? 70-80% of cellphone calls are unnecessary at the time they are made. People talk about ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE and are totally oblivious of any other people around them that are subjected to hearing their gossiping blabber about usually, NOTHING! People get a clue! We don't care to hear about who you did, how you did them, who knows you did them, and if and when your going to do them again!!

Leela, I got a good chuckle from your response. I talk to myself too. Still would never wear one of those ugly things. Where it when driving but take it off when exiting your car. PLEEEEEASE. They are just obnoxious and you look silly.

Ok, I live in a fairly out of the way place, where these just aren't used. The first time I saw them on a trip, I really thought people were wandering around muttering to themselves. After I noticed the odd thing on their ears, I decided they had been taken over by an alien race, a la Doctor Who. Really, are they SO important that they can't even shop for a pair of shoes for (and with) their child to get off the thing for 30 minutes?

if thats your pitiful little world,so be it. Just dont talk to me with that stuck in your ear,like your so important.

The "blue tools" for me are a safety tool when driving, as well as to keep in touch with the caregivers who take care of my parents who are 94 and 89 and quite ill. I do take them off at appropriate times, e.g., dinner, plays, church.

I think the people who use them are not only pompous, they're rude. I was at a party, where someone was wearing one. In the middle of a conversation, he whipped out the main part of the phone to see who was calling, then started talking to the caller and walked away. And if you think they make you safer when driving, they don't. It's not so much the holding of the phone that's distracting, it's holding a conversation when driving. Studies have proven that. Ray, you're driving an 18-wheeler. You should be DRIVING, not talking on a phone.

Please save the phone for office or home, unless it is an emergency. We do not need to hear your intimate, business or love conversations or look at that stupid contraption on your skull.