They finally found proof texting bans - does it make a difference
In article , Mr Macaw wrote:
Secondly I disagree, a phone conversation is just talking, it's not "more
intense". The only difference is the person is not visible. In fact with
someone in the passenger seat you might be tempted to look at them while
speaking. Since that's not possible on a phone, a phonecall is LESS
distracting.
Nope. Tests have shown that cellphone conversations can be more
distracting and dangerous than talking with a passenger. The passenger
can see what's happening and knows to shut up at particularly dangerous
points and can even help out by checking traffic in the opposite
direction, etc. The person on the other end of the phonecall simply
keeps blabbering on.
Also, many people ridiculously seem to think that because it's a
phonecall it is more "important" and so they concentrate more on it
than they do on an "unimportant" conversation with a passenger.
Your second paragraph explains my point well. Only a complete and utter
moron will prioritise a phonecall over driving. In everyday life, we are
constantly prioritising without even thinking about it. And there is no
reason to penalise sensible folk by making it illegal to do two things at
once, just because a few morons are incapable of it. If I'm driving along
with my phone to my ear, and I need to swerve round something, I will simply
drop the phone. I have done so in the past.
exactly.
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