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What are the legals to using your mobile in the car with either handsfree,bluetooth etc?
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Even using a hands-free unit means that full concentration cannot be geared to your driving.
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Even using a hands-free unit means that full concentration cannot be geared to your driving.
Listening to music, holding a conversation, carrying disruptive children/adults...............
lots of things can distract drivers - not just telephone calls
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I use my phone via bluetooth hands free quite a lot. However, if I'm a bit tired I don't use it at all. Quite a scary experience having a 20 minute phone conversation and not remembering any of the journey while I was on the phone.
I have long felt that driving when tired is far more likely to cause accidents than using a phone. Combine the two, however...
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>>Listening to music, holding a conversation, carrying disruptive children/adults...............
lots of things can distract drivers - not just telephone calls>>
No, sorry, I don't agree that listening to music or holding a normal conversation with a passenger has anywhere near the same distraction level as having a hands-free or mobile conversation - in the case of disruptive children or similar such as a heated argument, yes.
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Tend to agree. In *normal* conversation there will generally be an awareness of how hard the driver is having to work and a tendency to back off.
In conversation with a remote third party they will have no idea. But I'm sure this has all been said before.
FTF
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It has been discussed to death here that listening to music etc. is not same as conversation over phone just because CD player will not counter re-act to your behaviour.
Talking with close family members [spouse/parent etc.] is less distractive than talking over office related matters.
Edited by movilogo on 06/12/2009 at 14:03
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I've seen a couple of CDs describe a wonderful arc as they fly out of the driver's window :-)
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