[Shotimes] driving pet peeves

[van Oss]

You might be interested in the work of Dr. David Strayer at the University 
of Utah (http://www.psych.utah.edu/AppliedCognitionLab/).  By several 
measures (reaction time, following distance, response to signs, resumption 
of speed after braking, etc.), people engaged in a cell-phone conversation 
while driving---not dialing, just talking---are as impaired as if they were 
over the BAC limit.

VO

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Anyway, receiving a call on a phone, either with a headset, hands-free, or
even using the phone, is IMHO no more distracting than talking to passengers
in the car.

They have already done studies that show that the REAL issue is when you are
dialing the phone, and that issue exists with whatever audio setup you have.

Ron Porter