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NTSB recommends full ban on use of cell phones while driving - CNN.com
No texting.
No calling.
Will this happen?
Should it happen?
Isnt it already banned? I know its like a $200 ticket here for talking on a cell phone while driving.
It won't happen, how would you enforce and question what constitutes an "emergency call"?
I'm all for banning novice drivers, I'm all for curbing texting while driving, but this wouldn't work.
Right now certain media outlets are leading with headlines like "US calls for total ban..." it's totally misleading, it is just a recommendation from the transportation department.
The new recommendation, if adopted by states, would outlaw non-emergency phone calls and texting by operators of every vehicle on the road.
It would not apply to hand-free devices or to passengers.
yolland said:All research I've ever read of found that hands-free setups do not reduce the increased accident risk. Basically, the brain is hardwired to prioritize language tasks, especially talking/writing, so a significantly reduced focus on simultaneous spatial tasks is inevitable. Quite a few countries ban all cell-phone use while driving.
I don't get the emergency exception--why can't you just pull over if you need to make an emergency call?
I don't get the emergency exception--why can't you just pull over if you need to make an emergency call?
That's considered a distraction too, and drivers talking with a passenger are more likely than people driving alone to have accidents, but the increase is much less than with cell phones. Apparently that's because when you're talking with a passenger, the driving conditions effectively become part of the interaction--based on research, conversation tends to subside when the driving gets tricky, the driver talks less than s/he would in a phone conversation, and passengers sometimes even help prevent some of the classic 'cell phone accident' scenarios, such as failing to notice your exit is coming up and winding up veering suddenly out of lane.How does it differ from conversation with a passenger?
exactly. i know if i'm the passenger and i see the person driving is about to miss the exit or something, i can be like "oh hey, here's the exit" - i can't do that if i'm on the phone with them. instead i'd just keep blabbing about unimportant shit that can honestly wait until they're in line at starbucks or at the grocery store.That's considered a distraction too, and drivers talking with a passenger are more likely than people driving alone to have accidents, but the increase is much less than with cell phones. Apparently that's because when you're talking with a passenger, the driving conditions effectively become part of the interaction--based on research, conversation tends to subside when the driving gets tricky, the driver talks less than s/he would in a phone conversation, and passengers sometimes even help prevent some of the classic 'cell phone accident' scenarios, such as failing to notice your exit is coming up and winding up veering suddenly out of lane.
no Ph$ne P$lice Are C$ming thread then?
No, this topic is disturbing to me.