Fines Fail To Curb Cell Phone Usage While Driving

andylim writes "An in-depth study of over 14,000 London drivers by the Transport Research Laboratory has found an increase in the number of London motorists making and taking calls using their handsets at the wheel between 2008 and 2009, even though harsher penalties were introduced in 2007. It seems that most people, at least in London, still don't respect the fact that there's a much higher risk of being involved in an accident if you're using your cell phone."

Comments

Re:Good

[dunkelfalke]

What exactly (besides the oversized ego) hinders you to stop talking to your passengers?

Re:Good

[Attila Dimedici]

I'm a much better driver while on a cell phone than I am with a passenger in the car talking to me

No... You most certainly are not... .

How do you know? Some people find it impossible to not look at the person they are talking to. Have you ever been in a car with a driver who turns to look at you when they talk to you? It is incredibly scary. So, it is entirely believable that some people are better drivers when they talk on the cellphone than when they have a conversation with a passenger. The OP did not say he was a better driver on the cell phone than when he was driving with no conversation.