Studies has shown that the passenger next to the driver in the car actually assists the driver. He/she will notice potentially dangerous situations and alert the driver. The conversation will also pause if the driver is performing an action which requires a lot of attention, i.e. turning left at a light, passing other vehicles, merging, etc. The driver gets no such help, only a huge distraction from someone on the other end of a cell phone (that person simply has no idea what the driver is experiencing.) Utah has a law against distracted driving - whether that involves a cell phone, eating, or even dealing with children or even a spouse. Arguing with your spouse while driving is very dangerous, unless of course you need to stay awake. In that case, choose something that makes you both really really mad!
On 8/22/07, Joseph Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't get it. Why should talking on a cell phone be any different > from holding a drink in one hand and talking to somebody in the > passenger seat while driving? People do that all the time, and I have > yet to hear somebody complain about it. Or if you're using a > hands-free set, how should that be any different from driving with > both hands and talking to the person in the passenger seat, or the > back seat? > > It doesn't make sense to me. It shouldn't be any different. Of course, > driving and texting (DWT) at the same time, that would be dangerous. > > > On 8/21/07, Corey Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 17:36 -0600, Mister E wrote: > > > ps - recent studies show that cell phone users, while driving, have > the > > > same reaction time as do legally intoxicated drivers, so this is no > lite > > > thing for me personally > > > > A study at the University of Utah, no less. It showed the people who > > were at the legal limit did as well or better than those using cell > > phones. If anybody is wondering, using a hands free set did not make a > > difference. It's not a lack of dexterity that causes the danger, but > > being mentally detached from the situation. > > > > Wow. This is getting really OT. Um... I think they used a computer to do > > the study. They should have used Linux if they didn't. > > > > Corey > > > > > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > > > > -- > Joseph > http://blog.josephhall.com/ > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
