Mobile Phones Usage During Driving - Some Facts

.... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones

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> ... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
> the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
> phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
> http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones

It's not called memory effect, it's called voltage depression.
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Jon

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>> ... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
>> the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
>> phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
>> http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones
>
> It's not called memory effect, it's called voltage depression.

It's called spam.
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> ... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
> the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
> phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
> http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones
>

That's probably true. Have you ever driven behind a car in which the driver
slows down or brakes when he turns and speaks to the front seat passenger!
I see it all the time, it's mainly women or old people that go out at 8-30am
to drive at 20 through rush hour.
How about banning slow people instead, most of us can use a phone or radio
or have a conversation whilst driving.

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: : : ... However, studies have found out that the
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: : : contribute towards road traffic accidents...
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: : That's probably true. Have you ever driven behind a
: : car in which the driver slows down or brakes when he
: : turns and speaks to the front seat passenger! I see it
: : all the time, it's mainly women or old people that go
: : out at 8-30am to drive at 20 through rush hour.
: : How about banning slow people instead, most of us can
: : use a phone or radio or have a conversation whilst
: : driving.

Some can, some can't. Some people can juggle six balls in the air at one
time as well, people are different. I've been using mobile 2-way radio
both as an amateur and commercially for 25 years, mostly with hand-held
microphones and I haven't had an accident yet. Some people are uninsurable
through the sheer number of collisions they've had.

It's like speed limits. Making the speed limit past a school 20mph makes
sense at 3pm but not at 3am.

Tell you what, how about banning buses as well..? Try driving a
double-decker with 50+ screaming kids on it at school chucking-out time, I
can assure you it's *far* more distracting than any phone call..!

Ivor

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> ... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
> the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
> phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
> http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones

Ergo, conversations of any kind while driving are potentially dangerous.
Possible solutions:
1. Put notices in all cars saying "No talking"
2. Take out all seats in cars, apart from the driver's seat, thus making
every car effectively a one-seater
3. Make it compulsory for all drivers to be gagged while driving
4. Equip all cars with a white-noise generator that effectively cancels out
conversation
5. Accept that life is one big risk and deal with it.

George

>> ... However, studies have found out that the distraction is caused by
>> the conversation itself; hence, both hand-held and hands-free cell
>> phones contribute towards road traffic accidents...
>> http://personaltechinfo.googlepages....ut_cell_phones
>
"George Weston"
> Ergo, conversations of any kind while driving are potentially dangerous.
>
Not quite right.
The problem is the GSM compression algorithm (codec), which is deliberately
designed to lose some data in order to maximise cell capacity. This was
demonstrated on Tomorrow's World back when GSM system was launched.
Your brain then has to 'guess' at what the word was, therefore you need to
concentrate more to hold conversation on mobile phone. Again this has been
demonstrated with people on driving simulators shoving delayed reaction.
Note that the GSM codec can also be used in VoIP, it is the highest
available compression and the only one usable on dial-up line.

The other problem is that passenger(s) is (are) aware when you busy driving
(on a junction, etc) and will naturally pause the conversation, while person
on the other end of a mobile phone will start saying "Hello, hello, are you
still there..." thus distracting you further.
Regards,
Martin

Martin² wrote:

>
> The other problem is that passenger(s) is (are) aware when you busy
> driving (on a junction, etc) and will naturally pause the
> conversation,

You've never driven with my partner, once they start babbling, nothing
stops them.


while person on the other end of a mobile phone will
> start saying "Hello, hello, are you still there..." thus
> distracting you further.

That's why you ask them to hang on & then ignore them until it's safe
to talk (via your handsfree kit of course)

Martin² wrote:


>The other problem is that passenger(s) is (are) aware when you busy driving
>(on a junction, etc) and will naturally pause the conversation, while person
>on the other end of a mobile phone will start saying "Hello, hello, are you
>still there..." thus distracting you further.
>Regards,
>Martin
>

....and on the other side of the coin, many drivers constantly turn
their heads during a face-to-face conversation to maintain eye
contact, whereas a call on a hands free kit allows the driver to keep
his eyes on the road at all times.

Chris

Chris wrote:
> Martin² wrote:
>
>
>> The other problem is that passenger(s) is (are) aware when you busy driving
>> (on a junction, etc) and will naturally pause the conversation, while person
>> on the other end of a mobile phone will start saying "Hello, hello, are you
>> still there..." thus distracting you further.
>> Regards,
>> Martin
>>
>
> ...and on the other side of the coin, many drivers constantly turn
> their heads during a face-to-face conversation to maintain eye
> contact, whereas a call on a hands free kit allows the driver to keep
> his eyes on the road at all times.
>
> Chris
I used hands free quite a bit. I used to say 'hang on, got a traffic
situation coming up, wait till I get round this roundabout'

Having mindless babble coming at you is something you get use to if yu
listen to eh radio: its the other person going 'hello, are you there?'
as you skilfully control a power slide and weave your way passed
assorted zombies siting looking stupid, putting on their lipstick, or
wiping the sick off their children's mouths..


;-)