Comments on: Study finds hands-free cell phone drivers are still impaired

By: hoosierfriend

hoosierfriend — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:08:52 +0000

I like the fact that you are thinking of the big picture here. I certainly have talk on the phone while driving, though I know that I should not be doing so. I agree, habits are going to be hard to change. Tell my wife that I cannot answer her call while I am driving and I will be on the couch.

I have always argued, while studies show plenty about using a cell phone and driving, there are plenty of other distractions as well. Why are they not part of the list? The other thing we have to look at is balance of convenience and safety. If we cared only about safety and throw convenience out the window, then we would all be wearing a helmet in the car, 5 point harness like they use in a race car and plexiglass instead of real glass windshields. Perhaps 25 miles per hour would be the max speed limit. Understand the point? The key is, where is that line drawn?

By: Roger says...

Roger says... — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:23:15 +0000

People who drive and talk on cellphones should have them nailed to their heads. Two birds with one stone, ya know?

By: Livewire

Livewire — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:31:30 +0000

“Back in February 2005 a study pegged cell phone use while driving the equivalent of having a blood alcohol level of 0.08.” I always knew cell phone use was a major factor in losing concentration while driving but wow. Thats a statistic that should be broadcast to the people traveling the highways more often. I find that I still get distracted while using my blue tooth enabled headset, but I do feel like I’m safer by using it. I still try to wait and get to my destination before giving or receiving phone calls if at all possible.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:00:48 +0000

Thank you, Tammy

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:40:58 +0000

Sorry to hear about your wife’s lingering problems. Sometimes I wonder what goes through other drivers’ alleged brains. This winter I was in Michigan during a very stormy, icy and snowy time. Many time I say cars and trucks with the snow and ice cleared only partially on the driver’s side. What are these people thinking.

Prayers for continued improvement for your wife.

By: Vince Williams

Vince Williams — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:38:43 +0000

I see kids on bicycles talking on their cell phones– as if oblivious adults weren’t enough to worry about.

By: Sterling Camden

Sterling Camden — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:41:31 +0000

I might have cleaned out my cookies somewhere along the way.

Yeah, Goyin, it is the attention not the manual dexterity. Worst of all is when you have to take your eyes off the road to look at the buttons or your list of contacts.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:29:50 +0000

Recently I waited at a crosswalk and counted the cars passing with people talking on cell phones (not hands free) and it was like 3 or 4 out of 10 vehicles. I’ve also had people riding my bumper behind and looked in the mirror and seen them gabbing away on their cell phones. As I said above, I wonder if this will change in July 2008 with a $101 ticket looming.

As for the CAPTCHA Sterling, you have many more than four comments which is the trigger not to show you the challenge any longer, so you shouldn’t have been seeing that for a long time. Were you blocking the cookie or something possibly?

By: links for 2008-03-11 | stuart henshall

links for 2008-03-11 | stuart henshall — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:23:00 +0000

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By: Sterling Camden

Sterling Camden — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:12:40 +0000

I think how much secondary activities distract a driver may be highly individual. For instance, how many people are really distracted by music on the radio (apart from Bohemian Rhapsody)? But I do agree that many are exceptionally bad drivers when talking on a cell phone. I’ve done it myself on rare occasions — guess I’ll need to hang that up.

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