There are ways to mitegate things, but the approaches may not be all that popular - legislation, creating some device to block cell phone reception in cars, using behavior modification approaches are just 3 approaches that could be used.
larry On 2/22/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of the models of attentional processing uses a resource pool > > analogy - we have a limited amount of attentional processing > > resources. As you increase the demands of what needs be attended, > > there is less available attention to other tasks. Since cell phones > > and remote conversation require far more attention than many other > > tasks, fewer attentional resources are available for driving. This > > means that the critical cues and features (ie., the SUV in front of > > you suddenly braking) are more likely missed than if there was no > > distractors. > > > > larry > > this is great....and let me add that this is just basic common sense. The > more we are paying attention too, the less attention we are paying to each. > > Problem is, nobody cares. A few thousand deaths? A mere pittance so i can > talk on my goddam cell phone. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197734 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
