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2 commentsMonday, December 1, 2008

Driving While Talking On A Mobile Like Being Impaired

Slower reaction times

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Driving While Cell-Phone Impaired

This really needs to be ranked with drunk driving. Prehaps I am biased on this one. I’ve been the victim of a rearend collision while stopped at a red light waiting for it to change green. Apparently the driver did not see me or the other 5 cars waiting. There was nothing in the way and plenty of oppurtunity to stop before finding my bumper. Nor was this a highway, interstate, or highspeed road. It was the local main drag, a place of 35 mph speed limit. Thank heavens this wasn’t a highspeed roadway.

It’s a trip at times to try and pass someone talking on the phone. You don’t know whether to slow down, because they will slow down also, whether to speed up as they will do that too, or whether you have enough room on a 4 lane to get around them while they are all over the road.

Personally, I hate the things and won’t have one. I won’t be worried about whether my hands are free for driving or if my skills are impaired from what seems to be long term distraction. I really wished others felt that way too.

Great article

Great article I would like to see more tests about this though such as the passenger convo and such.

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