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Monday, February 12th, 2007 at 8:11 AM | 1 commentThis story: Do You Text While Driving? gives a real-life example of what happens when you text and drive. I believe the same happens with cell phones and driving even if you have a hands-free handset. I may not hear like the normal person, but I noticed that when I listen to a song where I know the lyrics — that I make more mistakes when following the lyrics (listening, not reading).
We’ve all heard the media say, “Don’t talk and drive…” yet many continue to do it. Maybe we need real stories:
Stay safe.
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1 comment
I would say that texting while driving is worse than talking on the cell phone, as you are concentrating your attention and your vision on the phone instead of looking and paying attention to where you are going.
I have observed that people talking on cell phones have considerably less attention to the environment they are driving in, and have seen people driving through four way stops because they’ve not noticed the stop sign, for example.
While hands-free apparatus goes some way toward improving people’s driving skills it is evident to me that situational awareness and responses to potential threats are hampered when the cell phone user is concentrating on their conversation. The safest cell phone use is to only make and receive calls when the vehicle is safely parked, however. given the general conviction that we should be allowed to do what we want, when we want and where we want I don’t see responsible driving becoming a priority for the majority of cell-phone owners any time soon.
Regards,
Andy.
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