Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (waaaay

[Phil Stracchino]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 04:40:14PM -0600, Dan Duncan wrote:
> How about if we compare making a phone call to other forms
> of bidirectional radio traffic?  We have a number of hams
> on the list.  I've never had a problem conversing on the
> HT while I drive, and I've never had a problem with a
> cell phone either.

The key to this is to maintain the proper priorities.  If you can devote
your primary attention to your driving and give only what's left over to
your ${COMMUNICATION}, you're probably fine.  But if ${COMMUNICATION}
becomes the primary focus of your attention and your *driving* gets only
the leftovers, then you have a problem (and, likely, so does everyone
near you).

Incidentally, a recent British study found that on average, operating a
vehicle while talking on a cell phone impairs a driver's ability to
drive safely as much as operating one while legally intoxicated by drugs
or alcohol.


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