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Automotive News & Views Should cell phone drivers be singled out?
3688 messages, Last post on Oct 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 03, 2009 7:34 pm) Many years ago, when I used cell phone while driving, I too experienced the effects mentioned in the study. I can remember times when after I completed say a ten minute intense conversation, I couldn't recall much of anything of where I had been in last 10 minutes. An intense conversation is much greater of a distraction over a long distance vs a brief 30 second call to someone saying you will be late for an appointment. Of course best practice is to not use phone at all while driving. Manage your life more efficiently. Other issue brought up in study is need for driver to devote "Full" attention to the driving task. Drivers using cell phones selfishly think that their inattention while driving only slightly impairs their reaction time and that is OK because they want the cell convenience and are fully willing to impair their driving. Kind of like spoiled kids.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 04, 2009 4:59 am) Can you prove this statement? Where is the connection between driver inattention and fatalities and crashes? Does it really matter that drivers who pay full attention have to make avoidance maneuvers, with increasing frequency, to those who yak and text as long as nobody was hurt of any sheetmetal dented? In other words, no harm, no foul? Wait which side am I on? :sick |
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 03, 2009 7:56 pm) Ford VIRTTEX:  Autoblog on VIRTTEX VIRTTEX Toyota's  Toyota's Simulator on Autoblog
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Mar 05, 2009 5:19 pm) And from your Vittrex link: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction and inattention contribute up to 30 percent of crashes each year."
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 05, 2009 5:29 pm) Which includes: eating pizza, tuning the radio, smacking children, fighting with spouse, picking nose, plucking ebrows, watching adult videos on DVD players, drinking coffee, talking on the phone, reading a map, programming an aftermarket nav system, tying shoes...
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Mar 05, 2009 5:19 pm) NADS (that's really what its called) / NHTSA & University of Iowa  I still can't find a picture of Mercedes' simulator. Most universities/companies use a fixed base simulator with a built up cab, or BUC, like this one at University of Michigan. 
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Mar 05, 2009 8:12 pm) |
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Mar 05, 2009 8:12 pm)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 06, 2009 4:41 am) The only thought I can offer, is my nose doesn't come with a disclaimer that picking your nose while driving can lead to serious consequences. But my cell phone manual does.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Mar 06, 2009 4:41 am) No more so than any other distracted driver's irresponsible behavior. In suburban and/or shopping center areas, observe (I know, slight distraction in observing, but don't stare or dwell) drivers' faces. What percent of all drivers observed are eating pizza, smacking children, fighting with spouse, picking nose, plucking eyebrows, reading a map VS. talking on the phone. Wow, so you found people talking on the phone. Go into the men's room, and observe how many gents are peeing (again, i would take your advice and not stare or dwell)...now you found people peeing; what is your point? We have lots of data that implies a large number of drivers are on a cell phone at any given time.
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