Re: New AAA study on distracted driving and cell phones

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dossy Shiobara <dossy () panoptic com>
Date: December 31, 2008 4:56:49 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] New AAA study on distracted driving and cell phones

Interesting story - while driving to JFK airport ~6 weeks ago, I was
sitting in traffic behind what I assume was a deaf couple - they were
actively signing to each other in the car.

Declaring cell-phone use illegal went over without much protest.  But,
if hearing-impaired people were told they couldn't sign while driving
... all the disabled-persons organizations would pitch a fit.

Lets all just agree that these laws aren't being created to promote or
increase safety, but to drive sales of products - hands-free kits, etc.


David Farber wrote:
> Time to regulate yelling kids, etc   djf
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: December 30, 2008 8:37:03 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: lauren () vortex com
> Subject: New AAA study on distracted driving and cell phones
>
>
> Dave,
>
> AAA has a new study out, that appears to confirm what many of us have
> been saying for *years* -- hands-free cell phones are no safer when
> driving than hand-held devices.  The problem is distraction, and there
> is a wide spectrum of circumstances that fall into that category.
> Laws that mandate the use of hands-free units are clearly called
> into question ( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000396.html ).
>
> The full AAA report is well worth reading:
>
> http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/cellphonesanddrivingreport.pdf


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