Which is exactly my point. The study showed that students driving 9.2 miles resulted in 19 seconds longer drive-time when on the cellphone in congested traffic.
Then somehow, that got extrapolated to a soundbite something like, "cell phone users cause 20 hours extra drivetime per year." It just doesn't add up, unless your commute is loooong and has a lot of congeeeestttion and you drive more days than a typical workweek worker. And, by the way, my commute varies. Sometimes it's driving 2 hours each way, other times it's mere seconds walking to my desk. -Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Emerson > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:27 AM > To: [email protected] > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----From: Mike Outmesguine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > By the way, I also take exception to the story's claim that cellphone > use > adds 20 hours more to a commute per year. Which just doesn't add up at > 19 > seconds per ~10 minutes of driving. You would have to be commuting 2 > hours a > day, 280 days per year to rack up 20 hours extra. Seems like your > cellphone > would be a godsend if that much of your day is spent going to and from > work. > ========== > > I take it you have a short commute? 2 hours a day is not > unreasonable -- that's only an hour each way -- but 280 days > is a little high (5 work days X 50 work weeks [i.e., two > weeks vacation/year] is only 250 days, but throw in a random > accident every week and that will account for the remaining > 30 days pretty quickly > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
