the data are quite clear, using a cell while driving is like chugging 8 ounces of bourbon and then driving. Here's a pretty good study on it http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/A%20meta-analysis%20of%20driving%20performance%20and%20crash%20risk%20associated%20with%20the%20use%20of%20cellular%20telephones%20while%20driving.pdf
>From the abstract: The negative impact of cell phone usage is larger for responses to critical events than for vehicular control. Drivers responded about a quarter of a second later to stimuli in the presence of a cell phone distractor for all studies that were analyzed. Hands-free cell phones produced similar performance decrements to hand-held phones. ---------- A quarter of a second delay in response. Ouch, that is deadly. Its not a generational thing, its a human limitation thing. So much attention is captured by the cell phone conversation that only a minimal amount is left over for other tasks. When driving at 60 mph, that quarter of a second delay is major. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i would surmise that us, the video game generation, are far better > drivers and multi-taskers than the average > person. either on the phone or not, texting or not, im still a better > driver than most. and fuck eartooth's you wont > catch me with that douchebaggery in my ear, nor will you see my phone > on my hip. yeah, no. > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Scott Stewart > <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> wrote: >> >> "It would not apply to hand-free devices or to passengers." >> >> So go buy a $20 Bluetooth earpiece and talk all ya want, Android phones >> have a speech to text feature that's entirely hands free. >> >> My right to a reasonable expectation of safety trumps someone else's >> "right" to yammer endlessly with a cellphone plastered to the side of their >> head and one less hand on the wheel >> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 >>> >>> Ban those fucking things! Today cars, tomorrow bars....eventually the >>> world! >>> >>> -- >>> Happy Christmas your arse >>> I pray God it's our last >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344477 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
