From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article <44d5ec33-d7b9-406a-aa80-52f8120b2e8a@googlegroups.com>,   
   Harry K  wrote:   
      
   > > > You can't cure stupid.   
   >   
   > > true, you can't, so why inconvenience those who aren't stupid and use   
   > > technology in a safe manner by restricting devices that make their trip   
   > > easier and safer?   
   >   
   > Because it using technology that takes the driver's eyes AND ATTENTION off   
   > the road does NOT make their trip easier and safer.  Many studies have shown   
   > that that has the same effect as driving intoxicated.   
      
   using the cd/tape player also takes one's attention off the road.   
      
   and there are also studies that show little to no correlation.   
      
   some people can manage using a phone and others can't. some people are   
   better drivers than others.   
      
   > Just talking on a cellphone hands free takes your attention way from driving.   
      
   so does having a conversation with a passenger. it's exactly the same   
   thing. having kids in the car can also be distracting.   
      
   > Try one of the many "reaction timers" available on the net and then try it   
   > while talking on the phone. Oddly, no matter how many times I have suggested   
   > the anti's do that, no one has ever reported back with the results.  Not   
   even with a dishonest report.   
      
   there's a difference between a reaction timer on the net and actual   
   driving, as well as whether a fraction of a second difference is going   
   to cause a crash.   
      
   cellphone usage has gone up dramatically over the last 10-20 years and   
   fatality rates have continued to drop. nobody wants to explain this   
   discrepancy. if cellphones were the hazard they're made out to be, then   
   the trend would have spiked back up, and it didn't.   
      
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