The cellphone paradox - where are all the accidents?
On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 22:21:39 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/16/2015 7:10 PM, Muggles wrote:
I highly doubt it's any more distracting than playing music might be.
I agree with you, however, have you ever seen anyone playing a musical
instrument while driving?I never have.
Listening to music though, is far different that talking on the phone.
The brain can easily tune out the radio since it is a passive activity.
The phone requires your active participation and concentration. It
has been proven many times.
So using a cell phone should be much more dangerous AND result in a
SIGNIFICANT increase in accidents over the past 20 years as the use of
cell phones has exploded. Yet there isn't the slightest evidence of
that in the accident data.
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