Hands free cellphone myth.

[davester]

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?