Originally posted by JonR
I do think cell phones are a good thing, it's just that people use them very irresponsibly. I'm glad I have mine along, especially since I live in a dangerous neighborhood (and Kansas City itself is ranked fourth most dangerous city in the U. S.! 
). If I had a car I would definitely never talk on a phone while driving
It is very interesting that Jon mentioned cell phones and dangerous neighborhoods in the same breath. There is another link between them that he may not have realized.
People who leave inner cities because they are dangerous and move to outlying suburban areas have actually increased their risk of death. Their increased chance of being killed in a car crash exceeds any benefit gained by moving. People killed in inner city violence tend more often than not to know their killers, even be related to them. People killed in auto wrecks are usually killed by complete strangers.
Ironic, huh.