[CS-FSLUG] National Safety Council Urges Total Ban on Cell Use While Driving

[David McGlone]

On Monday 19 January 2009 5:26:26 pm Davo Smith wrote:
> >>> The National Safety Council has called on drivers to stop using cell
> >>> phones and other communication devices while driving.
> >>
> >> Thankfully, in the UK, we've had that in place for a few years now
> >> (although hands-free kits are still allowed).
> >
> > There have been studies out for a number of years now that show that
> > driving while using a cell phone is statistically about as bad as
> > driving while drunk.  The problem is that with current society, it is
> > far easier to ban drunks from driving than to ban a new piece of
> > advancing technology from being used.
> >
> > IMO, the UK only addresses half the problem--that of having a hand tied
> > up not being used for driving.  The problem of having one's mind
> > concentrating on the conversation rather than on the road isn't really
> > addressed if hands-free devices are still allowed.
>
> Fair point and I agree about the distraction element - I'd never use a
> hands-free kit myself, I just let my wife answer the phone instead
> (unless she was the one driving!).

The way I look at it, a hands free solution would be equivalent to talking to 
a passenger sitting next to you.

-- 
David M.
http://www.dmcentral.net