Went out this afternoon and bought a bluetooth visor thingy for in the car. Time for me to put my phone down.
Charged it to the company, since I do make work calls sometimes when i'm in the car.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I can drive just fine holding a phone if I know I don't have to lane change anytime soon. I usually drive with only one hand on the wheel anyway, with the other hand empty and ready to grab the wheel if need be. When traffic gets heavy and a sudden maneuver becomes a much higher possibilty, I put both hands on the wheel, and really try to not talk on the phone.
I will use the bluetooth device to free up my hands under this law. For me, I can't see how talking on the phone is different than a conversation with a person in the car. If driving demands more attention, I'll pay less attention to the conversation, whether it is in car, or over the phone. Saying that a person on a phone call (even handsfree) is as bad (or worse) than a drunk driver is mostly absurd. A phone can be dropped, conversations can be ignored. You can't undrunk yourself at a moment's notice.
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