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Originally Posted by VTEC_Junkie,Oct 8 2006, 07:25 AM
sans physically holding a phone to your ear, having a phone conversation while driving really isn't much different than having a converstion with your passengers while driving, and i'm sure most, if not all, of us do that on a regular basis. 
having to hold up a phone to one's ear, as opposed to using an earpiece, makes those conversations a lot more distracting for the driver because it limits the driver to only one hand for steering, shifting, signalling, etc. i think the most dangerous part about using a cellphone while driving is not so much the conversation itself, but the acts of having to connect, disconnect, and/or dial a call, for those acts generally require a driver to take his/her eyes off the road momentarily.
having to hold up a phone to one's ear, as opposed to using an earpiece, makes those conversations a lot more distracting for the driver because it limits the driver to only one hand for steering, shifting, signalling, etc. i think the most dangerous part about using a cellphone while driving is not so much the conversation itself, but the acts of having to connect, disconnect, and/or dial a call, for those acts generally require a driver to take his/her eyes off the road momentarily.
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Originally Posted by VTEC_Junkie,Oct 8 2006, 06:25 AM
sans physically holding a phone to your ear, having a phone conversation while driving really isn't much different than having a converstion with your passengers while driving, and i'm sure most, if not all, of us do that on a regular basis. having to hold up a phone to one's ear, as opposed to using an earpiece, makes those conversations a lot more distracting for the driver because it limits the driver to only one hand for steering, shifting, signalling, etc. i think the most dangerous part about using a cellphone while driving is not so much the conversation itself, but the acts of having to connect, disconnect, and/or dial a call, for those acts generally require a driver to take his/her eyes off the road momentarily.
having to hold up a phone to one's ear, as opposed to using an earpiece, makes those conversations a lot more distracting for the driver because it limits the driver to only one hand for steering, shifting, signalling, etc. i think the most dangerous part about using a cellphone while driving is not so much the conversation itself, but the acts of having to connect, disconnect, and/or dial a call, for those acts generally require a driver to take his/her eyes off the road momentarily.It is very rare that a vehicle that is driving off the road, missing stop signs, etc... is anything other than a person on a cell phone...... I think there is an additional element of "phone" vs just regular passenger to driver conversation.... not sure why, but it sure seems that way.
I know the dialing part is what usually causes cars to hit the berm of the road a few times...... I have seen lots of phone users sit through green lights, but I don't recall seeing any non phone users do this....???
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Originally Posted by Scot,Oct 8 2006, 02:59 PM
you sure?
It is very rare that a vehicle that is driving off the road, missing stop signs, etc... is anything other than a person on a cell phone...... I think there is an additional element of "phone" vs just regular passenger to driver conversation.... not sure why, but it sure seems that way.
I know the dialing part is what usually causes cars to hit the berm of the road a few times...... I have seen lots of phone users sit through green lights, but I don't recall seeing any non phone users do this....???
It is very rare that a vehicle that is driving off the road, missing stop signs, etc... is anything other than a person on a cell phone...... I think there is an additional element of "phone" vs just regular passenger to driver conversation.... not sure why, but it sure seems that way.
I know the dialing part is what usually causes cars to hit the berm of the road a few times...... I have seen lots of phone users sit through green lights, but I don't recall seeing any non phone users do this....???
i mean, these people you see driving off the road or missing stop signs, how do you know they are on the phone if they have a wired or bluetooth headset on?? most folks i know with headsets, particularly the bluetooth variety, have that damn thing on 24/7 whether they're on the phone or not. also, these people's mouths may be moving but maybe they're singing, thinking and talking to themselves, or reciting something that they're trying to memorize when these driving mishaps occur--all of which are very distracting acts themselves. but to side with you a bit, the only difference i can see between a phone conversation vs. a conversation with a passenger is that the passenger often serve as an additional set of eyes for hazzard and general surrounding when the driver's attention lapses. maybe this is the additional element that you are looking for. i know there's been many occassions when a passenger will scream "watch out!!" or tells me "it's green", when i'm too absorbed in a conversation. funny thing is that there has also been times when both the passenger and myself are so absorbed in our conversation that neither of us notices a traffic light turning green. 
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Originally Posted by VTEC_Junkie,Oct 9 2006, 12:52 AM
funny thing is that there has also been times when both the passenger and myself are so absorbed in our conversation that neither of us notices a traffic light turning green.
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