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Default Texting or chatting hands free in the car

On 21/06/2014 8:13 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 6/21/2014 10:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/21/2014 9:46 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> We discussed this recently and I was interested to see this report. Do
>>> read the comments at the end.
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...calls-bad.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>> Naturally there will be someone who still doesn't understand even
>> hands-free talking on the phone is a distraction.
>>
>> Jill

> I know it's claimed otherwise but I can't see why hands-free talking
> should be worse than talking to a passenger.
>

Particularly when they believe that it's important to have eye contact
when speaking to each other. I've seen this countless times when
following a car where the driver turns his/her (mostly her) head to face
the passenger, thereby taking their eyes off the road.
Graham