Kindergartener getting off schoolbus and crossing the road. Driver coming the opposite direction chatting on the cell phone ran him over. She did not see the schoolbus, or the stopsign sticking out the side, or the kid crossing the street, or the 25mph speed zone.

I've seen several studies on the increased attention required just for the conversation. It does not matter if you are hand held or not. The conversation alone changes you focus from 360degrees to about 10. In addition to the conversation you can handle 10degrees of visibility. That is assuming that you are not holding the phone, or dialing it, or looking for it, or having a stressful conversation, or having difficulty driving your car, or.... Drivers talking on the phone miss a lot of what is going on around them. Another study showed talking on a cell phone equivalent to a .1 blood alcohol- more than legally drunk in most states.

Empirically, I've seen two drivers look down to dial and drive off of an expressway. I've almost been hit several times by people taking a corner one handed. Can't count the number of times I've been passed at 80mph only to have the passer suddenly slow. As I blow by, they are dialing or just putting the phone to the ear. Makes my life trickier.

And it seems like every mom driving an Expedition, Navagator, Yukon, Hummer, or other overgrown SUV has a phone stuck in her ear.

I think Click and Clack may have it right even though they lost the battle. Their bumper sticker was "Drive Now, Talk Later".

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• Cell phones and driving. OK--who does it??, Noel, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:51:55
  • Re: Cell phones and driving. OK--who does it??, steveC, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:41:06
  • Why you shouldn`t do it, from a collision reconstr.., CrNiFe , Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:30:37
    • Banning phone use is RIDICULOUS!, Sieglo, Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:41:51
  • Use your horn on inattentive cell-using drivers., JJ Jax, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:55:32
  • I do, but I hate to..., MO, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:35:23
  • Re: Cell phones and driving. OK--who does it??, Dean, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:32:00
  • No..., Don L, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:34:42
  • Hands free only & not often n/m, JTMav, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:17:41
  • Re: Cell phones and driving. OK--who does it??, Brett, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 06:52:27
  • Unless it is an emergency, I do mean emergency....., TKC, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 06:05:55
  • Not this guy!, Eric Law, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 06:00:52
    • What did we ever do without cell phones?, Urby, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:03:38
      • I won't answer the work phone while driving, saw, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:05:05
  • I do it, but always feel guilty..., sonique, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:46:18
  • Automobile Multitasking is an art form, NickR, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:09:35
    • Re: Automobile Multitasking is an art form, Spiros Trianta, Sun, 10 Apr 2005 07:26:52
  • Hands free or not - same thing, jimtimkim, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:04:37
  • big fines here if you get caught.... nm, sab, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 03:52:39
  • I do it all the time, t_mokes, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:35:04
  • Very rarely..., carlotta, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:02:57
  • Not I. 5yr old killed locally last week., EricG, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:37:14 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Some people can do it, others should be banned >>>, BobD, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:23:08
    • Holy crap!, Sieglo, Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:37:29
  • Everybody. ..., Rafe, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 18:45:19
  • Re: Cell phones and driving. OK--who does it??, dboone, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 18:42:19
  • Almost never...the 5sp keeps me busy..., KB900psi, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:36:26
  • I use a Jabra Headset, Trev, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:22:22
  • Use hands free, AdamB , Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:46:40
  • I'll admit to it.....all the time..., turrbo , Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:17:59
    • Re: I'll admit to it.....all the time..., SWEDECAR , Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:54:14
      • Heh heh heh..., Eric, Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:53:23
      • Taxi driver, huh?, Ivan, Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:03:11

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