CB gets thrown out there a lot as a red herring but I think a big part of the issue is that a cell conversation is generally just that, a conversation wihtout long pauses expected or interpreted well. CB chatter is when-you-can, if someone takes 30 seconds to comment back, there isn’t a negative response. If CB etiquette expected you to respond immediately when addressed, and you were expected to be attentive to every last thing said, then yes, you would have seen a problem a long time ago.
Maybe people who don’t see a difference between CB and cell talking haven’t spent much time on trucker bands?
“Maybe people who don’t see a difference between CB and cell talking haven’t spent much time on trucker bands?”
Maybe. I’ll admit I haven’t. But I don’t advocate banning CB talking even if cell phone talking is banned. I was just wondering what “they” might do.
As to “expected to be attentive to every last thing said” in a phone conversation, I have been remiss. And on the rare occasions I’ve used the cell phone while driving, I’ve been known to say “Hold on, I’ve got to drive.” Several times I’ve said “Hold on, I’ve got to pull over.”