Study: Cell phones take up driver attention

Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than having
a conversation with a passenger that is in the car. What will they
government try to do next.?.... Ban talking to passengers in the car?

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"Mij Adyaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than
> having a conversation with a passenger that is in the car. What will they
> government try to do next.?.... Ban talking to passengers in the car?
>

No, just ban vehicles altogether since they can used used for criminal
activity


>

"Mij Adyaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than

holy crhsit, we've been over this about a billion times before. Drivers
give MORE attention to cell phone conversations than they do to other
conversations. It's a psychological thing . . . it's harder to be rude to a
person on the phone. -Dave

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> It's a psychological thing . . . it's harder to be rude to a
> person on the phone. -Dave

Spoken like someone who has never been a Sprint PCS Rep.




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In article <bcVue.3215$8o.1311@fed1read03>,
"Mij Adyaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than having
> a conversation with a passenger that is in the car.

There's one obvious difference. If you are driving, and doing something
like a tricky merge or something that requires extra concentration, a
passenger might notice what you are doing, and stop talking. Someone on
the phone would probably keep on babbling.

Whether this difference is significant or not is another question, but
it is a difference.

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--Tim Smith

Per Mij Adyaw:
>Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than having
>a conversation with a passenger that is in the car.

But it *is* different.

The person at the other end is not tuned into your driving situation and there
is an expectation that you will keep up your end of the conversation no matter
what. There's also the matter of dialing the thing.

I'm not amont those that thinks any kind of ban will work - but there's not
question in my mind that a cellphone conversation is very different from a
conversation with somebody in the vehicle - or even a CB radio conversation.


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PeteCresswell

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than having
> a conversation with a passenger that is in the car. What will they
> government try to do next.?.... Ban talking to passengers in the car?
>
>
For me, a cell phone is distracting but I would have never of noticed
until my passenger pointed it out. Just the other day while talking on
the phone I pulled up to an intersection, the car in front of me
stopped, looked, and then procedded to turn right. I pulled forward,
stopped, looked both ways, and turned left. Problem though, there was a
red light and not a stop sign at that intersection and I went through
it. I would have not even thought about it until my wife yelled "what
the hell are you doing" when I was about half way through the
intersection. This intersection is about 1/4 mile from my house and I
use it every single day so this was nothing new. I believe the fact
that I was on the phone, I was not paying attention to my driving AT
ALL. On that note though, it really depends on the individual on how
you divide your limited brain processing when talking and driving. I'll
admit it though. It does affect my driving.

You would have been affected to the same level if you were talking to a
passenger that is in your car. (assuming that you were using a hands-free
device)

"nolife" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mij Adyaw wrote:
>> Having a conversation on a hands-free cell phone is NO DIFFERENT than
>> having a conversation with a passenger that is in the car. What will they
>> government try to do next.?.... Ban talking to passengers in the car?
>>
>>
> For me, a cell phone is distracting but I would have never of noticed
> until my passenger pointed it out. Just the other day while talking on
> the phone I pulled up to an intersection, the car in front of me stopped,
> looked, and then procedded to turn right. I pulled forward, stopped,
> looked both ways, and turned left. Problem though, there was a red light
> and not a stop sign at that intersection and I went through it. I would
> have not even thought about it until my wife yelled "what the hell are you
> doing" when I was about half way through the intersection. This
> intersection is about 1/4 mile from my house and I use it every single day
> so this was nothing new. I believe the fact that I was on the phone, I
> was not paying attention to my driving AT ALL. On that note though, it
> really depends on the individual on how you divide your limited brain
> processing when talking and driving. I'll admit it though. It does
> affect my driving.

Mij Adyaw wrote:
>
> You would have been affected to the same level if you were talking to a
> passenger that is in your car. (assuming that you were using a hands-free
> device)

Pure speculation.

Notan

"(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> The person at the other end is not tuned into your driving situation and
> there
> is an expectation that you will keep up your end of the conversation no
> matter
> what.

If I'm talking to somebody on the phone while I'm driving, the driving takes
priorty. I don't give a flip if they have to hold the line for two seconds
while I take attention to some change in the road or traffic situation. If
they expect more out of me they can talk to me later when I'm not on the
phone.

-Jeff

We register cars so they cannot be used in the commission of a crime.

Same with guns. Notice that there are no more gun crimes.

Registration works.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Notice that there are no more gun crimes.
>
>

Uhh... you really believe this?

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A thing moderately good
is not so good as it ought to be.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue,
but moderation in principle is always a vice.
+Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792+

What is the difference? In fact, with a passenger in the car, some people
are more likely to attempt to look at him/her while carrying on a
conversation.

"Notan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mij Adyaw wrote:
>>
>> You would have been affected to the same level if you were talking to a
>> passenger that is in your car. (assuming that you were using a hands-free
>> device)
>
> Pure speculation.
>
> Notan

Mij Adyaw wrote:
>
> What is the difference? In fact, with a passenger in the car, some people
> are more likely to attempt to look at him/her while carrying on a
> conversation.

I said "pure speculation," after you told nolife how he'd respond.

As far as talking with a passenger, or on the phone, I find myself
less distracted talking with a passenger. If something happens, such
as an accident or any other distraction, the passenger is usually
aware at the same time that I am, and responds appropriately.

Notan

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> You would have been affected to the same level if you were talking to a
> passenger that is in your car. (assuming that you were using a hands-free
> device)


The voice sound coming from your cellphone is not as clear and natural
as that coming from a passenger in the same car. Hence your brain has
to work harder at deciphering what it hears from the phone.

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John Richards