Letter: Today’s drivers are more dangerous than ever

However, today’s drivers are even more dangerous than ever. Today’s drivers are more distracted and preoccupied than ever. Even though the law prohibits the use of cellphones while driving, I would say that there are still 10 percent to 20 percent of the drivers who ignore the law. Then there are the drivers who still use their cellphones while driving, but they try to hide it by holding their cellphone up to their mouths and speaking into it. To these drivers, I say: it’s hands-free, not ear-free, you dummies.

Today, there is an even more dangerous group of drivers on the road, and that is the drivers who hold their cellphones or other electronic devices down by their laps, while they read or write text messages, or look up information on their devices, all while driving their cars or trucks on the freeway at 55-65 mph.

These distracted and dangerous drivers give themselves away by driving with their heads looking down at their devices and not looking at the road ahead. I’ve seen these dangerous drivers on El Camino Real and other streets in the San Mateo area. They are the ones who, when the street light turns green, don’t start moving forward for awhile since they’re looking down at their devices. These drivers don’t care about anybody else but themselves. They are a menace to society. Watch out for the other drivers, never meant so much as it does now.

Michael R. Oberg

San Mateo