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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Well, really, its a slippery slope. There are a TON of distractors in driving each very capable of causing a dangerous accident, and we can't seriously ban them all. Here's the five things that distract me the most in my car:
1. Other passengers
2. Radio Controls
3. Climate Control
4. Other Drivers
5. Advertisements/Billboards
Are we gonna ban these?
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The problem is with all of those things you mentioned, they stop being a distraction when the road conditions suddenly change. A person on the other end of a cell conversation can keep supplying you with distractions even when you need to be concentrating.
Me, I rarely use the cell phone in the car. And my conversations are either short (ie I'm running late), or they are somebody giving me directions. Now that I walk a couple of kms to work everyday, I see people using cell phones as a form of in car entertainment. Instead of listening to the radio, they call up a friend and gossip. This is where the problem lies.
They did a Mythbusters episode on this, and found that it causes a greater impairment to drivers than most other things; including alcohol.