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"Supertaskers" Can Safely Use Mobile Phones While Driving
nk497 writes "While most of us are dangerous when texting, chatting on a phone or being otherwise distracted while driving, one in 40 are actually just fine with such distractions. In a small study, such 'supertaskers' were just as good at driving when carrying on a conversation over a hands-free phone as they were when fully focused. That said, the researchers warned that most people are much worse at driving while chatting and shouldn't do it, adding: 'Given the number of individuals who routinely talk on the phone while driving, one would have hoped that there would be a greater percentage of supertaskers.'"
That 1 in 40 aside, reader crimeandpunishment writes "The US Transportation Department is calling for a permanent ban on texting while driving, for interstate truck and bus drivers. An interim ban has been in place since January. The government says it is doing everything it can to make roads safer by reducing the threat of distracted drivers."
If you had half a clue you won't ride your bike on the road. You go ahead and get all vigilante on the women in a car... you and your bike, go fight her ... I'll wait to see how you look as a red splotch on the road.
Its funny how cyclists are always smug assholes ... well funny in that, not funny but amazingly annoying kind of way. People like you make me want to make it legal to play roadkill bingo with any asshole over 18 riding his bike on a road, bike lane or not.
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No, what happens is the non-supertaskers take out other people in their way who may or may not be supertaskers. The net effect will be no change in the supertaskers:non-supertaskers ratio.
Precisely, it may even go the other direction. My alcoholic uncle, though telling everyone he could handle driving drunk and besides he never drove drunk anyway, had enough suspicion of himself to cruise around in a tank of a car. I've heard from others he's no exception.
I happen to be a supertasker, but just in case a texting non-supertasker hits me while I'm texting, I'll only be texting from my SUV.
I'm just curious what makes you, and biker boy up there, think that you know more than any of the rest of us. You don't know how I drive, for all you know, I could be the best, or worst driver on earth.
Please, stop trying to perpetuate the idea that only motorcyclists and truck drivers are good drivers. In point of fact, those are two the of the MOST ACCIDENT prone sets of drivers on the road. Observe some reality.
Lastly, lets not pretend like you have even the slightest idea how observant any given other driver is. You guys can take your elitist bullshit and walk with it. I'll be driving. You can spot me, I'll be singing along to the radio, futzzing with the climate control, text my secretary about the meeting later and I'll STILL notice your bike out of lane position and riding like you are terrified of everyone else on the road.