You make good points. I was mainly thinking about the actual distraction level though, not the politics of traffic laws. That's a whole other messed up thing;)
I doubt it. Listening to half a conversation may bother your subconscious and be harder to tune out, but is it really more distracting than actively engaging in a conversation? There are physical distractions when a driver uses a cell phone as well. Even if they are using a hands free device they still have to put it on and/or do something to answer the phone, and worry about volume levels, road noise, etc.
Also, I would think that people would like a study that shows that a passenger on the phone was more distracting than the driver on the phone. They could point to it and say that the should be able to talk and drive;)
It does not say that overhearing half a conversation takes more concentration then having a conversation yourself, it says that overhearing half a conversation takes more concentration than overhearing both sides of a conversation.
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Also, we moved from 20 to 24 pin not very long ago...
You make good points. I was mainly thinking about the actual distraction level though, not the politics of traffic laws. That's a whole other messed up thing ;)
I doubt it. Listening to half a conversation may bother your subconscious and be harder to tune out, but is it really more distracting than actively engaging in a conversation? There are physical distractions when a driver uses a cell phone as well. Even if they are using a hands free device they still have to put it on and/or do something to answer the phone, and worry about volume levels, road noise, etc.
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Also, I would think that people would like a study that shows that a passenger on the phone was more distracting than the driver on the phone. They could point to it and say that the should be able to talk and drive
It does not say that overhearing half a conversation takes more concentration then having a conversation yourself, it says that overhearing half a conversation takes more concentration than overhearing both sides of a conversation.
how about linking to the original article instead of a blog entry attempting to get page views by copying chunks of the article?
Um, you mean like /. does? ;)