Using cell phone same as drunk driving

**SpankMe** · 3rd February 2005, 08:51

"A University of Utah study claims that drivers who use a cell phone will be 'more impaired than drunken drivers with blood alcohol levels exceeding 0.08.' The study also says that use will turn a driver who is age 20 into age 70. Hands-free systems apparently don't help much either as they still require a driver to 'actively be part of a conversation.'

**dhunt** · 3rd February 2005, 09:24

Its a wonder we don't have more accidents

Originally Posted by slashdot

Cellphone Drivers Drive Like Drunks
Communications
Science
Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 02, @01:21PM
from the cut-me-off-right-there-in-the-left-lane dept.
TDavid writes "A University of Utah study claims that drivers who use a cell phone will be 'more impaired than drunken drivers with blood alcohol levels exceeding 0.08.' The study also says that use will turn a driver who is age 20 into age 70. Hands-free systems apparently don't help much either as they still require a driver to 'actively be part of a conversation.' What about in vehicle systems like OnStar?"

Taken from http://science.slashdot.org/article....11240&from=rss

**Waylander** · 3rd February 2005, 09:27

It's a Utah thing, but yea drivers on cell phones do drive like arseholes.

**Krayy** · 3rd February 2005, 09:28

There are of course some idiots who will claim that using a cellphone in an automatic rather than a manual makes a difference.

By the same token, I did know a guy who died up on Upper Harbour Drive above Greenhithe while looking for a tape in the glove-box. And now some cars are coming out with video screens and DVD players. Go figure.

**scroter** · 3rd February 2005, 11:02

that'd make me 78. i will admit im a bad boy and talk on the phone while driving. it dosent bother me but you gotta wonder it must take some of your concentration away from driving.

**scroter** · 3rd February 2005, 11:03

you ever tryed texting while driving man thats dangerous

**scroter** · 3rd February 2005, 11:09

i confess i talk on the phone while driving. texting is pretty difficult tho cant do that. not gonna make any excuses.

**R1** · 3rd February 2005, 11:13

Cell phones piss me off

b4 xmas my bike was in the shed waiting for a clutch so i was in a real bad mood, so im stuck in the cage at a set of lights(xmas time driving sucks) and this dumb arse in fron of me missd the light completly coz he's busy talking on his fone, so by this time i have snapd, lost the plot, i jump out walk over grab ths cocks fone tell the peson he's talking to he will call back, hang up on them and give this guy what for.....i think he shat his pants

then i walk back to the car reverse do a uturn and fuck off home.......anyone want to buy a sony ericson??

**Waylander** · 3rd February 2005, 11:17

Deja-vue..... I seem to remember reading this somehwere before.

**Biff** · 3rd February 2005, 11:19

Originally Posted by scroter

you ever tryed texting while driving man thats dangerous

texting? hah!! childs play, you try origami when riding, now that's bloody hard.

**DrDee** · 3rd February 2005, 11:25

I agree, I was warned when I moved to Auckland to watch for Asian drivers (no offence meant) but in my experience of riding from St. Heliers to Albany and back every day for the last 18 months is: middle-aged european wannabies in bmw/audi/lexus with cell phones pressed against an ear and totally oblivious to everyone else on the road are the main problem I see on the roads!! On top of the fact that these european cars don't seem to be fitted with any indicators!!

I am amazed that with all the statistics published etc. that the official conclusion in New Zealand was that 'we just need to get used to driving while talking on a cell phone'??!?

I was almost collected by a car drifting from the fast lane into mine the other day (at 110 kph), I looked over and saw the driver pop up from looking down into the passengers area to find and answer his phone, he looked up and paniced and almost crashed his car overcorrecting to get back in his lane, I tooted and flipped him the bird, but he was oblivious to my presence. If I was in a car and not paying full attention the dick-head would have collected me.....

**MrMelon** · 3rd February 2005, 11:27

Some wank u-turned in front of me without looking while on the cellphone in Hataitai the other morning.

**mikey** · 3rd February 2005, 11:30

i learnt my lesson i took my left glove off whilest riding deser road on sunday night an got fone out of pocket anstarted texting a mate whilst doing 130, few kms down the road a truck flipped a stone up an i got big chiip in face plate of my fone... lucky its a shitter otherwise i would be pissed at myself...

**Hitcher** · 3rd February 2005, 11:31

Snort!! Don't get me started about cellphones and stupid old bints in Jags...

**Biff** · 3rd February 2005, 11:58

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Snort!! Don't get me started about cellphones and stupid old bints in Jags...

Down Hitcher, down boy, relax. Here's a cognac. You've had a troubled couple of weeks. There, there.

Guys n gals, please, we need to whisper about mobile phones and cage drivers around Hitcher. He's "sensitive" to this subject.