I guess I'd better finish my makeup while I'm at home, and make my personal calls when I get to work Cell phone use and other activities while driving puts you and others at risk. (I think we've mentioned this here before. )

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/20/dri...udy/index.html

 

During my younger salesman days we had contests to see how many different things you could juggle while driving. Between eating, coffee, cigartettes, tuning the radio, etc. No cell phones back then. Boy we were crazy.

 

I'm a little surprised really. I thought it would be greater than 3 times as likely.

 

Drowsiness is also a problem, the researchers found. They said drowsy drivers are four times as likely to have a crash or near-crash.

Had that problem before diagnosed with sleep apnea - now with my machine I'm good to go

 

The interesting and amazing thing about this is that many, if not most of the young people that I speak to are absolutely convinced that they are capable of multitasking. While they acknowledge the studies, they feel the its about someone else, but not them.

Even those who agree that driving and using the cell phone is an issue, most politely tell me that its an issue for others, but not for them. They are capable.

 

My oldest daughter was moving into her summer house while a junior at WWSU and I was helping her. We stopped for lunch and then as we were pulling out I looked up the street I heard massive traffic noise - as she talked on her cell she pulled out right into oncoming traffic. She was sitting there with cars going around both sides!!! We had quite a discussion about driving or talking.

 

This is no surprise to me.

I very rarely ever talk on my mobile phone while driving. If I am in heavy or congested traffic I will let the call go to voice mail.

With that stated I will remind everyone where I am coming from in regards to communicating while "piloting" a vehicle. The pilot's rule of thumb in aviation is to Aviate, navigate, and then communicate in that order. IMO, the distraction is easily argued with others (even young people) very easily. Ask them if they have had a business relationship by phone with someone that they have never met in person? When they talk with that person that they have never met, they conjure up a mental image of what that person must look like in their minds eye (even though they have never met). I believe that this perfectcally illustrates how the mind, when on a mobile telephone call is transported to the remote location. Therefore, it is human nature to be distracted while on a mobile phone and driving.

Just my latest .02

 

My S got rear-ended twice in 1 year by drivers on cell phones, my wife got rear-ended three times in 2 years by drivers on cell phones. I hate any driver on cell phone

 

I don't own a cell phone. Please like me.

 

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