[elkhunter11]

I almost got to see an accident this morning,as a result of a distracted semi driver. We were on our way to work when the vehicles in front of us hit the brakes, and then swerved into the ditch to avoid rear ending a semi. There was smoke billowing out of the semi, so we assumed that he had engine problems, until we saw the streaks of rubber on the road, and smelled the burning rubber. As we passed the semi, we could see the driver talking on the phone. apparently, he wasn't paying attention to the vehicles in front of him, then he locked up the brakes when he realized how close he was to hitting the vehicles in front that were slowing down to turn off. Reading the law as written, he would likely be exempt if he was using the phone as part of his work.