The Proper Etiquette Towards Using Cell Phones

Cell Phones have truly been a part of the lives of humans for quite some time now. They were invented in roughly the mid 50s but have not come into popular use until just recently. They contain far more content then they had previously before and can even come in vast shapes and sizes. This bieng said, cell phones are truly what seem to be a part of many peoples lives in western society. A majority of adults and many teenagers have or had previously owned one. Which means the etiquette people face when handling one can me various. What is known though is that some habits can be abnoxious or even illegal. When someone is talking on a cell phone, they usually tend to isolate themselves from their surroundings to better understand and focus on the person they are communicating with. In such cases extreme conditions occur. There was an increased number of vehicle accidents, caused from handling a cell phone while driving. The only thing that could be done was to place a ban on cell phone use while on the road. Though this did severly decrease the amount of people who do this, it did not completely prevent the occurance from happening. It is not the legal issues and safety that is just remembered when thinking about cell phone use. There are such factors like the proper way of speaking and in what places one should. Answering a loud ringing phone could be frustrating for others to listen to, this is especially true if the recipient speaks answers with a loud tone of voice in a quiet environment. There are also times when limits should be properly placed on cell phones. For example, when somebody is in church or in class, cell phone use should be prohibited because they are in a place where all their attention should be focused on the teacher for respect or in a place of warship where they should be devoting themself to God. I believe people should use cell phones on their own time. Along with this when they are in public places they should try to turn their cell phones on vibrate to not disturb other people. If there were 5 official cell phone rules i could establish they would be as followed: 1) Do not interrupt face to face conversations to take a call.-this is because it is very rude to keep the person you were originally talking to holding, for someone that has not found the time to reach you in your personal time. 2) Set the ring tone to a moderate one.- this is so that people cannot get frightened or fed up with such a melody that can be found annoying for others. 3) Let people know if you are about to recieve an important phone call ahead of time.- this is important because then you can be properly excused without others having any problems with it. 4) Never use your phone when driving a vehicle.-this is because when driving a vehicle your attention must always be on what you are doing, using a cell phone can almost quadruple your chances of having a collision. 5) When answering a private phone call do not communicate in public or wait until you are alone.- this is because surrounding people do not have the right to know your buisness or might not even want to know at all and this is also not fair for the other person on the line, because you could be exposing that individuals personal information as well. With all this said i believe my 5 rules would gradually increase the cell phone etiquette among its users if it was enforced. Though i feel cell phones are very unique and technologically advanced and also contribute to the socialness among its users, there are a few flaws in the way it is used that could effect others.