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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 6/10/2018 12:28 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 15:56:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 19:03:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Its Me
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That's why you use some sense and don't snapchat while you are towing.

I can't wait until they make cell phones disabled while moving over 5mph.
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I’m really not that big on Bluetooth either. My wife’s Honda CRV is
rigged so the phone comes over the radio. I think that’s better. But
conversations are slurred.

There are plenty of studies that say talking on the phone is almost as
dangerous hands free as it is holding the phone. That is one Harry
can't get mad at me about. I don't have a phone with me 99.99% of the
time. I use about 20 minutes a year.

Going fishing the other day, I stop for a light. Lady next to me actually
gets stopped. In one hand is the phone, other hand a cigarette. We have
had it illegal to hold the phone to use in the car for years. Can not
believe how many still do. And new cars, which you know have Bluetooth
built in.

It actually turns out holding the phone is not the distraction, it is
the conversation itself. Holding the phone is not as much of a
distraction as a cigarette or a cup of coffee. Nobody ever got burned
by a phone falling in their lap.

I think the distraction is fumbling with the phone to answer a call or
looking up a contact's phone number and placing the call, especially
if your car doesn't have a Bluetooth system and connection. A Bluetooth
connected phone to a vehicle's system makes it legally "hands free"
but it still can be distracting finding the button (mine's on the
steering wheel) to answer or place a call. I use it sparingly and
even if Mrs.E. calls me while I am driving I try to keep the
conversation short. If someone texts me, I see it on the display
and if I hit a button the computerized voice reads it to me.

It's really annoying when someone texts an image of something.
The voice reads all the file numbers (usually many of them) and
then the extension, usually .jpg. When you are driving, all this
is meaningless.