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Why Cell Phones and Driving Don't Mix

National News • June 2, 2008
The notion that talking on a cell phone while driving a car isn't safe seems obvious, yet what happens in the brain while it juggles the two tasks is not. A study by a University of South Carolina ...

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Subject: RE: The Gloves Come Off

Posted On: June 2, 2008, 1:37 pm CDT
Posted By: Believer
Comment:
Well said. How many times have you stopped talking to an occupant in your vehicle because you had to make a driving decision? It's much harder to interrupt a phone conversation, so your attention is definitely diverted and it's not safe. As an aside, Volvo would not add drink holders to their vehicles until 1996 and then only due to competitive pressure. Their attitude was - when you are driving-drive. If you want a drink - stop driving.
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