2006-11-24 11:16:27 · 15 answers · asked by I want to be the one that lived 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
No. Maybe if we can use headsets that would be ok.
2006-11-24 11:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by two_kee_kees 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes it should but only to an extent. I think as long as you are using a hands free then it is fine because it is just like talking to another person in the car. there are way to many people that get into accidents because they are using one hand to hold there phone up to there ear. I was rear ended by a chick that was talking on the phone and had not realized that i had been stopped for about 20 seconds. today a chick in front of me hit her breaks for no reason other then she had to find her phone and answer it i almost hit her we were all doing like 70 the all of a sudden she slams on her breaks and swerves. those are not isolated i see it happen all the time my commute is about an hour one way and i see people all the time that can not stay in there lane or maintain speed because they have a phone stuck to there head. Now i use a hands free and don't have any problem, that is not to say some people don't i am sure some get so distracted from there conversation that they stop paying attention. I do think that using a hands free will cut down the amount of accidents related to cell phone use
2006-11-24 20:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by Coconuts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe to younger drivers who are at under 18 should not be allowed to talk and drive on the cell phone for they don't have that much driving experiance. Some may say they drive a lot buy you have to set that bar somewhere. In Minnesota its 18 and older can use the phone while driving, and if you get caught using it as a minor you get ticketed for it as far as I know.
2006-11-25 00:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by countryguy140 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO! But if you are gonna use one, you have to use a hands free set.
How would we be able to call for HELP in the car or lost on the road or something without a CELL PHONE!!?
2006-11-24 19:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Kandy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
The NSF says that most accidents are caused by people not paying attention to their driving. Watch a soccer mom on the phone and determine if her mind is even in the SUV.
2006-11-25 03:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are a tremendous boom to travellers. I use it often when I am stuck in traffic or if I need directions. People eat, smoke, apply make-up, talk to passengers, watch their kids, have sex, and do lots of things while driving.
Why has talking on the phone been singled out?
2006-11-24 19:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. Studies have been shown recently that the part of the brain that is used to use a cell phone interferes with the parts of the brain used to drive.... to put it really simply....
2006-11-24 19:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by Rhino-Jo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that it should meet halfway; we should use headphones. But police would be hard-driven to arrest all people who drive w/o it, because we're already short of police & they have better things to do than to chase people down who forgot or are talking with their dying father or something like that.
2006-11-24 19:26:16 · answer #8 · answered by *g w e n* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes;
Driving while talking on a cell phone is worse than driving drunk!
2006-11-24 19:20:35 · answer #9 · answered by Old Guy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes...handsfree headsets do nothing.....your hands need your brain to make decisions for it. They don't hink for themselves....speaking on the phone reduces our awareness and alertness regardless if we are holding the phone or have a thingy shoved in our ear.
2006-11-24 19:28:23 · answer #10 · answered by mahree 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you been behind some idiot talking on the phone? Yes, period. They are a nuisance to everyone.
2006-11-28 15:22:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋