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Originally Posted by vash
i dont think talking on the phone while driving is all that challenging. i've had some engaging conversations with the passenger while driving..same difference to me.
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Agree. For certain talking on a cell phone detracts a bit from the attention you can appropriate to driving. But not necessarily any significantly more than when talking to a passenger in the car. For some drivers, they've got enough driving skill in reserve to manage both simultaneously. But for a lot others, they don't. After all, we have such low expectations of driving skill that most people just develop their skillset to the bare minimum.
Distracted driving is distracted driving. Whether it's a cell phone, or the radio, or a cigarette, or a ham sandwich. I live in a state where it's illegal to drive with cell in hand. I frequently visit a state where it is not illegal to do so. And I don't notice much of a difference in driving skill (though people in the other state are certainly much meaner). If you're a crappy driver, you're going to be distracted by whatever vice you choose. But I think if we start using mobile jammers, those people already distracted by their cell phones are going to be even more so when they suddenly drop a call mid-sentence.