IMO, the problem isn't the conversation - I talk on hands free all the time... I find that the real strugglers are the ones with the phone actually up to their face. It completely screws their ability to shoulder check, and it blocks a good portion of their peripheral vision. On top of that, it causes the person to reduce their head movement, and thereby decrease the amount of 'checks' they do while driving. Basically, it creates a mild form of tunnel vision.
TBQH, I think that anyone who disagrees with my last paragraph is either a lazy, oblivious driver to begin with, or else they're full of crap.
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