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Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - spearmint - 05-16-2007
[quote BigGuynRusty]Drinking and Driving is much, much worse!
Talking on cells is bad, but drinking not only kills on the road but at home.
BGnR
This study equated cellphone usage to .08. Hands free too. Drinking of course exceeds that level most of the time. It is also carries a social stigma .
What amazes me is some people text messaging while driving how can you do that and keep your eyes on the road?
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - Pops - 05-16-2007
[quote cbelt3]I have no issues talking and driving. When my attention is demanded, I say "Crap, hang on" and drive. I love my handsfree bluetooth.
The research says otherwise and has long supported JoeH's post. Hands free or not, the distraction exists. You may either be (a) an exception to that research result or (b) one of many who believe themselves to be an exception to that research result.
The fact is that laws like those regarding cell phone use while driving ought be based on factual scientific research. You (or anyone else) talking on a cellphone threatens me if I'm on the same highway. Not wearing your seatbelt or a helmet if on a motorcycle threatens only you. That's significant in my book.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - Seacrest - 05-16-2007
[quote cbelt3]I have no issues talking and driving.
87% of drivers rate themselves above average. :-)
[quote cbelt3]
What enrages me are the idiots who are holding a phone in one hand yammering away, a cup of coffee in the other, and wonder why they are yawing into my lane and i'm waving my hands at them.
Maybe it's me, but I think this is a generational thing (in addition to the gender issues I highlighted above).
Whenever I see a "yakking to distraction" driver, it's always a younger female, oblivious to the world around her. In fact, younger people of both sexes are the most obnoxious when it comes to public cell phone use. Not only do they not have a clue that other people don't want to hear (half of their) their conversations, they don't even care that everybody can. It must be that they never knew a time when phone conversations were "private" and we had "phone booths" which had "doors."
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - spearmint - 05-16-2007
The effect of cell phone driving on teens is even worse in terms of peripheral vision plus they do not have that much experience in driving but drive aggressively.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - Jp! - 05-16-2007
About 80% of the cop cars I pass (and that was about 20 yesterday), the cops are talking on cell phones.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - davester - 05-16-2007
I think it's clear that there is significant distraction from either handheld or handsfree cell phone use, but my own experience indicates that it driving a car is much more difficult if you're trying to use a handheld. My own solution is to never ever use a handheld phone in the car and to only use my visor mounted bluetooth speakerphone in very low pressure environments (no traffic, intersections or pedestrians, straight line driving). If someone calls me in busy traffic, I always tell them to "hold on" and then pull over to talk to them. I am amazed at how many people I see juggling their handheld phone while making turns through busy intersections. MORONS!
Oh, and why the heck is this in the political forum?
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - JoeH - 05-16-2007
[quote davester] ...
Oh, and why the heck is this in the political forum?
The belief by those who insist they can use their cell in traffic and be completely safe is bumping into the political arena as those who have seen the idiots who can't use and be safe, try to get the practice banned legally. The discussion here has remained relatively civil, I have seen it degenerate rapidy in other forums. It seems to be a close third to abortion and gun rights on creating irrational arguments.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - Grateful11 - 05-16-2007
I just don't know how some people made it through the day without a cellphone years ago.
Some seem to be on them constantly. What on earth do some of these people talk about so much?
We have a new corp. policy at work, if it disrupts your work in anyway it's got to go. I can't
really blame them. Actually in the facility where I work they went one step further and
banned them. For the most if you don't abuse it they won't say anything but you've always
got one or two that just don't seem to get it. I might get a 5 minutes worth of cell calls per
week while actually working.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - spearmint - 05-17-2007
I never even take mine in the car. I should probably take it with me shut off. In case I need a tow truck or to report accident. Out on the Interstates when I got my first one 15? years I used to be a talking fool. Had a handset and a box about the size of a cigar box. Hands free in the car. Gees it was a novelty and fun. Hundreds of dollars per month.
Re: Hands free cellphone myth. - RgrF - 05-18-2007
Well if you'da layed off those 976 oand 900 numbers...