For me, the cell phone law for drivers makes people watching even more interesting.

The other day I was at a red light downtown and noticed the woman in the brown minivan next to me waving her hands. She clearly was deep in a heated conversation, gesturing and apparently yelling. I wondered who she was talking to — her kids, her husband, her ex? What were they talking about that was making her so agitated.

And sometimes I see a well-dressed man in a Mercedes with a Bluetooth in his ear talking away. Is he a Realtor trying to clinch a big sale and commission? A businessman making a deal? Or is he just calling his favorite Chinese restaurant to order takeout?

But then the light turns green and I’m off — and hopefully those drivers won’t be so distracted that they can’t drive safely.