Driving study deals blow to hands-free phones
Simply listening to a cellphone distracts drivers, a study concludes. The finding raises questions about the effectiveness of laws that ban only the use of handheld devices while driving.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-0..._N.htm?csp=tech
I am getting really upset with the number of I.D.O.P.s out on the roads today. Yes cell phones are a big nuasance and a big distraction to the people who are talking or listening to a cell phone call. Heck even people texting while they drive. It is getting worse than drunk drivers out on the roads. People need to put their phones down and drive.
IDOP = Inatentive Driver On the Phone. I made that up with my family about two weeks ago.
Drivers don't ignore a ringing phone but do ignore the risk. Drivers find it difficult to ignore a ringing phone but do ignore the dangers, with a new study revealing almost 50 percent believe locating and answering a ringing phone is not as risky as talking and texting. Research has found locating a ringing phone, checking who's calling, and rejecting or answering the call, is the most frequent mobile phone task undertaken by drivers. Source 2j.
The number of people I see distracted on the roads is getting to be worse and worse on a weekly basis. I have almost been hit five times in the past month because of people on the phone or texting while driving. I know many states have laws against texting and driving or even distracted driving. This is one of the biggest factors that I have for self driving cars so we as humans stop driving distracted.