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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:43 AM Original message |
Cellphone talkers as bad as drunk drivers: study |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. No surprise there! |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Plus, there are a lot more of them. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I drive on two lane "country" roads to get to town. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. More of them, and during times of heavy traffic |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. yeah! |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think it should be illegal to talk on the cellphone while driving. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
26. It's illegal here in New York State |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Totally not enforced up here in Watertown |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. it's illegal in chicago- but not enforced for shit... |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 03:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
55. I pulled over to take a call on I-64 in VA. I was well off |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. Hands-free let's me keep one hand on the wheel, one on the |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:06 AM Original message |
Mythbusters did that last winter |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. I agree about the problems of people driving while on the phone. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. It seems that they are and it's through peripheral vision |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. And in addition to the missing visual cues, there's the sound quality. |
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braddy (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
52. cell phones |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's illegal to talk on a cellphone in Chicago. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Really? That is AWESOME. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
6. Some early morning commuters I see are drinking coffee smoking |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
8. That would tell me the average driver is just incompetent |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. What if that pilot was still on the runway? |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. On the ground is one of the busiest times... |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 04:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. If we could train drivers like pilots we'd have a pretty good system |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. MindPilot, I know you know how dumb the average person is |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. And they all have driver's licenses and voter registration cards |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Even scarier - they breed |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 01:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Worse, odds are you were born of average people |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. No surprise here........ |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. i believe it, i really don't think the brain has the ability to toggle |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Mmmmmm, vodka and orange juice |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. my friend was killed while talking on a cell phone |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. one of my old bosses got a ticket when a state trooper saw him |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
19. It doesn't surprise me in the least....... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
20. People who talk on the phone while driving are selfish asshole fuckwits. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Hear hear |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. I agree with you |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. Agreed. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
21. Absolutely |
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winter999 (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
23. Does anyone know if cell-addicts can be prosecuted |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
24. Here's a cool one |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. A great idea--people do those things frequently. |
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jseankil (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. I use my cell all the time in my car. It really saves time. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
27. I've never been hit by a DD, but have been by a 16yo on a cell... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
28. If it wasn't a tool for business or a toy for the affluent... |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. We need a new group to get on this: MAWD (mothers vs wireless drivers) |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. It's a $100 fine in NY |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
34. I wish they'd included one additional test in the research. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. they should have also applied the chewing bubblegum while walking test.. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. add in singing to the radio. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Agreed. Hot chicks should be illegal too. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I've thought about this... |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. could be, that's why I'd like to see the condition |
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recoveringrepublican (779 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. I agree, my conversations in the car consist of this |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 12:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
53. hey, a poster who actually read the posted article first! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
47. They are WORSE.. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. I've always felt that talking on the cell phone... |
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