It looks like texting while driving being being dangerous, has finally started to sink in. However, a recent survey found that a shift to talking on cell phones while driving may now be even worse. The cell phone in general being the problem, people just can't put them down.
It's usually pretty easy to pick out who's chatting it up on their phone while driving. I'm sure everyone has experienced being cut-off, or passing someone going way to slow in the passing lane, only to look over and they're talking away, oblivious to their surroundings. People get wrapped up in the conversation and driving is the last thing they are thinking about. I guess people figure it's safer to talk since texting was found to be so dangerous. A report by the National Safety Council stated just the opposite. The report showed that 26 percent of all crashes are tied to cell phone use. However, it also stated that just 5 percent involved texting. This report also showed a 1 percent increase in cellphone related accidents over last year.
If we can't learn to put our phone conversations on hold while we are driving, or even just keep them short, laws will certainly be put in place to ban driver use completely. 'Safety advocates are lobbying now for a total ban on driver phone use, pointing to studies that headsets do not reduce drive distraction.' This is probably the best idea in my opinion. What do you think, is it time for a total ban of phones behind the wheel?
Source CBS New York
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