You Make the Call

Re “Is It the Phone or the Conversation That Distracts?” Feb. 11: Forget all the studies. I have one question. Do you want the surgeon to talk to someone on a hands-free cell phone in the operating room while he’s cutting you open? What’s the difference between that and driving a few thousand pounds of steel while nattering on? And that surgeon has better hand-eye coordination than the average driver. Cell phone chatter in the car? Tethered or hands-free? Include me out.

Vivian Rosenberg

Santa Monica