Originally Posted by
bored117
Problem is, it is not back in the day. Lot of jobs expect you to be available when just about everyone has cellphone. That would be the reason for work side of story. Back in the day, lot of things were not "necessary" either. Of course, I am not advocating the idea of unsafe riding but there are other perspective out there that are valid.
Maybe the person who need to be reachable just shouldn't ride bicycle if they have to wear headset while riding or change job?
False dichotomy.
The safest action is to pull over and stop if you receive a phone call while riding. Even if it can't wait until you reach your destination, it can wait until you can respond safely.
(I leave my phone in my seat wedge, FWIW.)