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pylon · 08-11-2009, 04:34 PM

As someone who had a friend killed by someone on a cell phone, and as a motorcyclist that was nearly killed myself by a person paying no attention using a cell phone I am all for it. There are a lot of studies out, and some of them are citing cell phones as being twice as lethal as drunk driving. I am what you would consider a far better than average driver. I have taking some very advanced driving courses like the Porsche Driving experience and more motorcycle performace riding courses than I can remember where speeds creep close to the 300 kph mark, and I will freely admit my driving skills are hampered when I am on a cell phone. And handsfree still requires a distraction on most systems for dialing or searching a number. It is the act of dialing the phone, or searching for a number the takes the average drivers eyes off the road for an average of 4 seconds and is the biggest lapse. At 110 km/hr that is an eternity.

edit:
I believe the average lapse in judgement for a drunk driver is 1.2 seconds, or about a third of the cell phone dialer.

08-11-2009, 04:34 PM	#121
pylon Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jul 2007 Exp:	As someone who had a friend killed by someone on a cell phone, and as a motorcyclist that was nearly killed myself by a person paying no attention using a cell phone I am all for it. There are a lot of studies out, and some of them are citing cell phones as being twice as lethal as drunk driving. I am what you would consider a far better than average driver. I have taking some very advanced driving courses like the Porsche Driving experience and more motorcycle performace riding courses than I can remember where speeds creep close to the 300 kph mark, and I will freely admit my driving skills are hampered when I am on a cell phone. And handsfree still requires a distraction on most systems for dialing or searching a number. It is the act of dialing the phone, or searching for a number the takes the average drivers eyes off the road for an average of 4 seconds and is the biggest lapse. At 110 km/hr that is an eternity. edit: I believe the average lapse in judgement for a drunk driver is 1.2 seconds, or about a third of the cell phone dialer. Last edited by pylon; 08-11-2009 at 04:37 PM.