XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Jolly Roger   
    wrote:   
      
   > >>>> Is there a functional difference between talking &   
   > >>>> talking-on-a-cellphone   
   > >>>> when you compare it to distractedness?   
   > >>>   
   > >>> I would say "Yes".   
   > >>>   
   > >>> The difference being whether-or-not the person on the other side of the   
   > >>> conversation is in on a covenant that says "Driving comes first".   
   > >>   
   > >> When you're talking with another person who's in the car with you,   
   > >> they can see when a potentially dangerous situation is arising (e.g.   
   > >> brakelights ahead on the freeway) and shut up. That isn't true of   
   > >> someone at the other end of a cellphone conversation.   
   > >   
   > > that's a bullshit excuse.   
   >   
   > Nope, it's a valid observation and studies show the same thing.   
      
   it's bullshit.   
      
   > > a person using a cellphone while driving can toss the phone on the seat   
   > > if conditions warrant.   
   > >   
   > > the person at the other end of the call does not need to see anything.   
   > > they'll wonder what's going on, but that's about it.   
   >   
   > And because they are unaware of the driver's situation, the driver likewise   
   > won't benefit from their presence and reaction to events around the driver.   
      
   it's the driver's responsibility to not crash into things, not the   
   passenger.   
      
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