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Article: Even cell-phone users annoyed by cell phones
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2005
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A majority of cell-phone users acknowledge they
get irritated at other people for using cell phones in a public
place.
The University of Michigan poll found that six in 10 cell-phone
users say that using a cell phone in public can be "a major
irritation."
About four in 10 said there should a law that prohibits people
from talking on cell phones in public places like museums, movie
theaters and restaurants. Eight in 10 said cell phones are a major
safety hazard if used while driving.
But cell-phone users also like the convenience that cell phones
can bring.
About eight in 10 cell-phone users said the phones have made their
lives easier. By ...