What makes talking on the phone while driving more dangerous than talking to another passenger in your car? Does talking on speaker-phone mitigate any of this risk?
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Talking to someone while driving – even a passenger in your car – reduces the amount of attention you have available to the road.
Talking to someone on the phone handsfree while driving still carries this risk, on top of the other person not knowing what’s going on around you, so they’re less able to shut up and allow you to focus on the road as needed as a passenger could.
Talking on a phone the “normal” way means you have one less hand on the wheel, making your ability to react to situations worse, on top of the two distractions already mentioned.
So, using speakerphone or bluetooth is safer than holding your phone while driving, but still not great.
Talking to someone while driving – even a passenger in your car – reduces the amount of attention you have available to the road.
Talking to someone on the phone handsfree while driving still carries this risk, on top of the other person not knowing what’s going on around you, so they’re less able to shut up and allow you to focus on the road as needed as a passenger could.
Talking on a phone the “normal” way means you have one less hand on the wheel, making your ability to react to situations worse, on top of the two distractions already mentioned.
So, using speakerphone or bluetooth is safer than holding your phone while driving, but still not great.
Your mind goes elsewhere when talking on the phone. We could debate the theories for why but it’s been proven over and over again that talking to somebody who’s in the car is far less distracting in general. What’s really bad is if while on the phone the person asks you a question. It’s worse than being drunk
Your mind goes elsewhere when talking on the phone. We could debate the theories for why but it’s been proven over and over again that talking to somebody who’s in the car is far less distracting in general. What’s really bad is if while on the phone the person asks you a question. It’s worse than being drunk
Your mind goes elsewhere when talking on the phone. We could debate the theories for why but it’s been proven over and over again that talking to somebody who’s in the car is far less distracting in general. What’s really bad is if while on the phone the person asks you a question. It’s worse than being drunk
It isn’t. If it were the hands-free laws would have come out when cell phones did, instead of 20-30 years later when smart phones got popular. Texting and driving is dangerous for obvious reasons, and it’s easier to just say don’t pick up your phone at all than argue about whether someone is calling, or texting or whatever.
It isn’t. If it were the hands-free laws would have come out when cell phones did, instead of 20-30 years later when smart phones got popular. Texting and driving is dangerous for obvious reasons, and it’s easier to just say don’t pick up your phone at all than argue about whether someone is calling, or texting or whatever.
It isn’t. If it were the hands-free laws would have come out when cell phones did, instead of 20-30 years later when smart phones got popular. Texting and driving is dangerous for obvious reasons, and it’s easier to just say don’t pick up your phone at all than argue about whether someone is calling, or texting or whatever.
Looking at your phone is the primary risk, texting or otherwise. Hugely more likely to get in accidents if you do this.
There’s some evidence that talking on your phone with a hands free device is safer than talking on the phone directly, but it’s pretty weak, and any sort of talking on the phone is significantly distracting.
There’s reasonably good evidence that talking to a passenger is much less distracting than talking on the phone. We don’t fully know why but can speculate. Passengers are in the car looking forward and can alter the conversation based on traffic conditions, are more likely to comment on traffic conditions which might even help the driver stay attentive, etc.
Looking at your phone is the primary risk, texting or otherwise. Hugely more likely to get in accidents if you do this.
There’s some evidence that talking on your phone with a hands free device is safer than talking on the phone directly, but it’s pretty weak, and any sort of talking on the phone is significantly distracting.
There’s reasonably good evidence that talking to a passenger is much less distracting than talking on the phone. We don’t fully know why but can speculate. Passengers are in the car looking forward and can alter the conversation based on traffic conditions, are more likely to comment on traffic conditions which might even help the driver stay attentive, etc.
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