[ SECRET POST #2783 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2783 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[diet_poison]

I'm really confused about this mindset. It's not considered dangerous to have a conversation with someone in the passenger seat (is it)? If your hands are free and you're not fiddling with your phone or looking at any extra things how is it more dangerous? You're doing the same thing: using your ears, voice, and brain to process a conversation while driving. Do most people process it in a very different way, or something? I don't think I do.

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[cassandraoftroy]

Driving distractions break down into three categories: visual, manual, and cognitive distractions. Texting while driving is incredibly dangerous, because it hits all three types of distraction, but even activities that only involve one or two of the types can still increase your risk of an accident. Talking on the phone while using a hands-free device still involves cognitive distraction, which can cause you to miss details and impair your reaction time. Point #6 of this NHTSA FAQ discusses hands-free cell phone use while driving.

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Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[diet_poison]

none of that explains how talking on a phone with a hands-free device is different than talking to a passenger.

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[(Anonymous)]

I think part of it is that a person who is in the car with you can react based on the current situation (e.g., pausing the conversation for a moment when you're trying to merge on a busy highway) as opposed to a person who doesn't have that added knowledge about your surroundings.

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[cassandraoftroy]

This is true. There have been plenty of times when I've said something like, "Okay, let's pause this conversation for a bit, because that tricky left-hand exit ramp is coming up."

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[diet_poison]

I say this to people on the phone too though. "just a minute, need to concentrate" or whatever

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, according to the public health literature I search for students with questions in this area (I'm an academic medical librarian) , having a conversation with a passenger can also serve as a distraction to the driver. Obviously, nobody is going to recommend that people travel alone or in total silence, but you should plan to have serious heart-to-hearts when you're not in the car.

Re: Update re: texting & driving post yesterday

[diet_poison]

but you should plan to have serious heart-to-hearts when you're not in the car.

This is true. I once had a conversation like that with someone while on the freeway, complete with crying, and it was the most dangerous way I've ever driven and I won't do so again.

But for ordinary conversations it raises a double standard. Why do people want to make it illegal to talk on the phone with a hands-free device but not to talk to passengers? Similarly, what about listening to music?