[PLUG-TALK] Re: OT Cell Phone and PDA thanks

Russ Johnson russj at dimstar.net
Mon Jun 24 20:42:30 UTC 2002


On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:19:53 -0700
"Richard Langis Jr." <richard.langis at sun.com> wrote:

> Oh yes, and I *can* use a cellphone while driving, thank you very much. 
>   It takes no more brain capacity to talk on a phone (for me) than it 
> does to talk to a passenger.  The numbers I would call whilst driving 
> are set on speed-dial, and I know the layout of my phone.  If I were to 
> experience an emergency driving situation, be assured that the phone 
> would hit the floor so that I could devote the extra 1% of my attention 
> to it.

If you are using a hands free kit, I agree with you. If you are using one hand to hold the phone, I disagree. 

It would reduce your reaction time, cause you to have to take another action prior to reacting to the emergency. This probably adds 2 or 3 seconds to the length of time it takes to reacte. In 2 or 3 seconds, your car travels a long way. Assuming the following distance of most of todays drivers, that 2 or 3 seconds puts you on the other side of the car in front of you. 


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