Saga of Cell Phone Accident...
Well, on our way from Nevada to Oregon we recently got into an accident. A woman driving a borrowed car while on a cell phone rammed into my Ram’s drivers side alloy dually, then sheared off the drive...
Forum Discussion
wnjj wrote:rhagfo wrote:
The biggest issue with cell phone usage is is holding the device, then it gets worse it the user decides to text!:S
Except for the texting part, I disagree. Holding something does not cause a "distraction" since only one hand is required to drive. Dialing, texting and reading are the issue.
For some irresponsible drivers the hands-free laws can make things worse when they try to hide their phone down in their laps, taking their eyes even further from the road.
The research, and my own observations, do not support your belief. Talking on a cell phone requires additional concentration compared with face-to-face interaction. It can easily be seen by watching a person's behavior when they are grocery shopping and talking on the phone at the same time.
Plain and simple - the risk outweighs the benefits by a significant margin.
