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Originally Posted by FFR
Maybe I'm missing something and someone can explain it to me - but how is talking on the phone different from having a conversation with the passenger in your car? (Obviously the looking at the phone to type in the number, texting, etc. is taking away attention from driving) But specifically - you mention above that if you're talking on the phone and someone says something that causes your attention to go to the conversation instead of driving and thus your driving is affected. Well - how is that different than having the same conversation with a passenger in the car who says something that catches your attention and pulls it away from driving?
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When you're talking to someone in the car they can see what you see and can understand and follow the reasons why you may need to make pauses in the conversation. If you momentarily stop talking to make a lane change in heavy traffic the person in the car recognizes this and usually shuts up. If you're on the phone people take silence to mean that the call is dropped or they demand your attention by repeating "Hello" until you address them.