05-23-2016, 09:46 PM
freeradical wrote:
I agree that hands free with cell phones does not make any difference. These "hands free laws" were created to make the public think that something important was being done, but it's all bs. Carrying on a conversation with somebody on the phone is far more mentally demanding than say listening to music. The phone call requires active mental participation, while listening to music is a passive activity. A cell phone call is also not the same thing as talking to someone in a car. When you're talking to someone in your car, you can mentally tune them out when you need to pay more attention to your driving to carry out a maneuver etc. People get it and understand this. The person on the other end of the cell call has no idea as to what your current driving scenario is, and they keep yapping away.
I call BS on this whole post - just yesterday I had to do some emergency driving while on the phone with my sister. In a split second I had to slam on the brakes and switch lanes instantly (being sure that it was safe to do so) while driving on the freeway. I did so as my sister was yapping away. After I recovered, I told her I was too shaky to continue talking and ended the call.
I don't know where you got your info, but MY brain, upon seeing an emergency put 100% of itself on the task of safely getting through the danger and the yapping in my ear just disappeared (or better stated - became irrelevant).