{"id":38828,"date":"2013-09-27T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T01:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/27\/cellular-phones-and-driving-distraction.html"},"modified":"2013-09-27T20:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T02:11:59","slug":"cellular-phones-and-driving-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/27\/cellular-phones-and-driving-distraction.html","title":{"rendered":"Cellular phones and driving distraction"},"content":{"rendered":"
Not a lot new here, just a lot confirming what people already know (but too often actually take to heart): \u00a0using a mobile (voice, texting, hands-on or<\/i> hands-free) substantially adds to risks while driving.<\/p>\n

Two things of note:<\/p>\n

1. While it's not illegal in any jurisdiction, my company has a firm policy against mobile phone use, even hands-free,<\/i> while driving on company business. It's been pretty solidly established as a company culture thing, and I've been on calls where people — employees, vendors, clients — who were dialed in while on the road were asked to drop off until they could pull over someplace safe to dial back into the conversation.<\/p>\n

2. The distraction of talking to someone on a mobile call while driving actually appears to go up the further away the person is.<\/i> \u00a0A call with someone in another city or country is more distracting than a call with someone local. \u00a0That's kind of freaky to consider at first (though it's because the brain is more occupied building context around the other person — "Hmmm, wonder what the weather's like there, what does their office\/home look like, what time is it, are people dressed differently …?").<\/p>\n

There are very few calls actually so important they must<\/i> be taken while driving. \u00a0And, if they are, then I try to pull off someplace to take them (or call them back).<\/div>\n

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Impactful Distraction | Science & Society | Science News<\/a>
\n \u201cKeep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.\u201d The late rock and roll singer Jim Morrison was not a poster boy for public safety \u2014 and was no authority on safe driving. After all, later in \u201cRoadhouse Blues,\u201d he has beer for breakfast. But the opening line of that Doors’ song still …\n <\/p>\n

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Not a lot new here, just a lot confirming what people already know (but too often actually take to heart): \u00a0using a mobile (voice, texting, hands-on or hands-free) substantially adds to risks while driving. Two things of note: 1. 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