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Old 08-12-2009, 10:05 AM   #201
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All I said in that sentence is that many other distractions actually take your eyes away from the road. Holding a cell phone up to your ear does not.

I don't see how you can disagree with that.
Because that is not what you said. You said that talking on a cell phone does not necessarily distract you from the road. Even changing your statement does not invalidate the argument that has been supported by numerous studies: people talking on cell phones are not paying attention to the road.

You are attempting to compare a momentary distraction with an ongoing one and trying to hold the former up as being more dangerous than the latter. I'm sure you can understand why that is backwards.
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