its a load of old bollocks, distraction causes the problems, its just the constant paranoia and hatred of cell phone users thats the popular thing at the moment. Its easy to sway peoples views with sensational emotional statements such as this, any distraction during driving is bad, cellphones, radios, nav systems, video, kids, but we don't see anyone banning all of the above. I'd like to see a similar study of a soccer mom with jacked up kids in the back of car, or a couple arguing about directions. How many stories have you heard about nav systems making people drive off cliffs. Applying makeup, reading papers, cigarettes, chatting away.
Being drunk gives you less awareness, inhibitions, as well as self preservation skills, talking on a cell phone, makes you less aware. 40% of the 42,000 accidents in the USA are alcohol related. Read the report from the university, its full of words like 'similar', 'maybes' etc, they even admit they tested the drunk drivers at the best time for them, not at the time where most drunk drivers get into accidents, ie during the fatigued periods. its a good idea to ban cell phones during driving, but cop a dose of reality in there as well and don't just lap up the constant propoganda that allows them to be senstionalist about important things. It'd be a lot more of an improvement if the driving tests were improved, education is the key to better road conditions, as well as better roads and less congestions, so better public transport, not just cheap politically friendly small university studies that grab the attention of the masses and make them forget about the real issues. ----- Original Message ----- From: car val To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:54 AM Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Drivers on cell phones drive slower says a new study and AP news interprets 2-3 percent slower drive as "clogging traffic" in headline Why are Cell drivers more dangerous then Drunk Drivers. Their's alot more of them, at peak hours, One second per car, compounded by 10000 or more --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
