Posted on 03/27/2014 6:16:19 PM PDT by Star Traveler
STAMFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Texting and driving is dangerous but a new survey finds talking on a cellphone while behind the wheel may be even worse.
As WCBS 880′s Paul Murnane reported from Stamford, the National Safety Council’s annual report found 26 percent of all crashes are tied to phone use, but noted just 5 percent involved texting. play
Safety advocates are lobbying now for a total ban on driver phone use, pointing to studies that headsets do not reduce drive distraction. Some motorists said they support the idea.
“Everybody’s on a telephone. If people do cut you off, you look and they’re talking on the telephone. I think they are a problem.” a driver told Murnane. “Hands-free or not.”
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>> if people did NOTHING BUT concentrate on driving as their 100% activity <<
Obviously impossible. Everybody knows that if a man isn’t talking to a passenger or on the phone, his thought process is concentrating on sex!
No matter what I do, I end up wearing taco stuff.
You got a point ... LOL ...
That sucks ... :-) ...
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