From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 01-Jul-14 16:26, Calvin Henry-Cotnam wrote:   
   > I totally agree with this. By extension, this is why I believe that   
   > use of a cell phone by the driver of any vehicle while the vehicle is   
   > in motion (and to a lesser extent if it is stopped but in traffic)   
   > should be illegal - hands free or not.   
   >   
   > It is not the use of the handset that is the distraction, it is the   
   > conversation that one has on the phone. This is NOT the same as a   
   > conversation with a passenger present in the vehicle.   
      
   Actually, studies show that the accident rate is just as high when the   
   driver is having a conversation with someone in the car as with someone   
   on the other end of a phone call.  And both are roughly equivalent to   
   driving while drunk.   
      
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