Isaac, there's a difference between talking on a cell, even with an HFD compared to talking with another person. Because of the limited information feedback in a cell phone conversation, we have to pay more attention to the conversation than if the person was in the vehicle. That's because the information stream has a considerably greater bandwidth, consequently the person has more attentional resources that can be applied to driving.
larry On 3/13/06, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What they really need to do is pass a law that prohibits talking in a > moving vehicle. Yeah! Yeah! You know, I've seen so many wrecks that > could have been easily avoided if the driver had simply not been > talking to his passengers! And then we can follow up the > un-enforceable no-talking law with automotive manufacturing laws that > require cars to be manufactured with a sound-proof box around the > driver's seat so that it's physically impossible for the driver to > talk to anyone else (or reach into the other seat to set down or fetch > a map, etc.). Of course, the car stereo will only be audible to the > passengers and it'll be illegal to use a handheld stereo in the > sound-proof box. Drive, drive and more driving. That's all they should > be doing. And I guess they shouldn't be talking either, so we'll have > to also have the automotive manufacturers build a device into the seat > that gives the driver a mild electrical shock if they talk at all. > > This whole thing is such utter garbage nonsense... it's bullshit all > the way around, I'm just really amazed how people refuse to see it. > > > > Whoa, freaky six degrees of separation. Erwin's son is in > > my daughter's > > class. > > > On 3/12/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> http://www.antiwrap.com/?935 > >> From the Psychological Science Web site: > >> > >> 'Hands Free' Isn't Mind Free: Performing Even Easy Tasks > >> Impairs Driving > >> > >> > >> The study was conducted by University of California, San > >> Diego > >> scientists Jonathan Levy and Harold Pashler, along with > >> Erwin Boer of > >> ERB Consulting. Their research appears in the article > >> "Central > >> Interference in Driving: Is There Any Stopping the > >> Psychological > >> Refractory Period?" in the March issue of Psychological > >> Science. > > > s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199789 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
