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Old 05-05-2014, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mickedamouse24 View Post
Even hands free talking on phone takes your attention off of what you're doing.... !!
True, however so does talking to passengers, listening to radio. singing along with the tunes, listening and interacting to talk radio, daydreaming, and a zillion other things people do. Very few people, if anyone, concentrate 100% on the task of driving, especially after 30 years or more of doing it. Talking on a cel phone, or particularly, texting takes far more attention away from the task at hand, and requires a level of attention not equitable to having both hands on the wheel while listening, and/or talking to the radio.
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